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Market Update
The domestic LIC market rose 8.5% to $41.1bn over the June quarter, which translated to a
24.3% increase from the level 12 months ago. The market welcomed 5 new Listed Managed
Investments which raised a total of $2.0bn, led by L1 Capital’s Long Short Fund (LSF). A
further $577m of capital was raised via DRPs, placements, entitlements and the exercise of
options, versus $136m in the March quarter. This was largely due to the entitlement offers for
BKI Investment (BKI) and MCP Master Income Trust (MXT).
(continued page 3).
Investment Key Picks
As at the end of the Quarter, our key picks across pre-tax NTA and share price performance,
distribution yield (based on the previous 12 months and including Special Dividends) and
valuation were as follows. Please note that historical performance is no guarantee of future
performance.
Table 1: Quarter Highlights
It is important that clients are aware that the share price of a LIC is impacted by the
oscillation of the discount or premium to NTA, which should be taken into consideration when
investing in LICs. We therefore advise clients to view this report in conjunction with the Bell
Potter Weekly Indicative NTA. For further information please speak to your Bell Potter
Adviser.
Inside this edition
Market Update
LIC Universe Summary
Profiles of Covered LICs
Index
Table of Contents 2
Market Update 3
Summary
Universe Summary 6
Investment Performance 7
Historical Gross Dividend Yield 8
Premium/Discount to NTA 9
Weekly Indicative NTA 15
Liquidity 18
Indirect Cost Ratio 19
LIC Profiles
Domestic Equity
Large Capitalisation 20
Large to Medium Capitalisation 23
Medium and Small Capitalisation 36
Small Capitalisation 42
Long/Short 47
Market Neutral 50
Income 52
International Equity
Global 54
Asia 64
Specialist Investment 66
Appendix A: Glossary of terms 70
Appendix B: Legend to Performance
Measures 72
Appendix C: Disclosures 74
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
24 August 2018
June Quarter 2018
Will Gormly [email protected]
Bell Potter Securities Limited [email protected] www.bellpotter.com.au
ABN 25 006 390 772 AFSL no. 243480
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Pre-Tax NTA Performance (p.a.)
30-Jun-18 Large Lrg/Medium Med/Small Alternative International
(%) AUI DUI ACQ FGX MFF
1 years 11.8 15.8 31.2 15.5 20.0
5 years 8.9 11.1 n/a n/a 19.0
10 years 5.7 6.9 n/a n/a 14.7
Share Price Performance (p.a.)
30-Jun-18 Large Lrg/Medium Med/Small Alternative International
(%) AUI DUI ACQ FGX MFF
1 years 11.4 14.4 30.7 19.0 38.8
5 years 9.7 11.4 n/a n/a 16.8
10 years 5.7 6.9 n/a n/a 18.1
Distribution
30-Jun-18 Large Lrg/Medium Med/Small Alternative International
(%) AUI CAM NSC DJW PIA
Net Yield 4.0 5.8 8.4 5.9 6.0
Franking 100 100 70 100 100
Gross Yield 5.7 8.3 10.9 8.5 8.6
Valuation
30-Jun-18 Large Lrg/Medium Med/Small Alternative International
(%) ARG WLE ACQ DJW MFF
Current Disc/Prem -2.3 -5.7 -16.1 2.1 -3.3
1 year avg 1.5 -4.1 -13.4 7.8 -11.0
5 year avg 2.2 n/a n/a 21.3 -6.9
10 year avg 1.2 n/a n/a 17.4 -10.5
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 2
Table of Contents
Market Update 3
Summary
Universe Summary 6
Investment Performance 7
Historical Gross Dividend Yield 8
Premium/Discount to NTA 9
Weekly Indicative NTA 15
Liquidity 18
Indirect Cost Ratio 19
LIC Profiles
Domestic Investment Focus
Large Capitalisation (AFI, ARG, AUI) 20
Large to Medium Capitalisation (MLT, BKI, CIN, DUI, WLE, WHF, QVE, PIC, AMH, WDE, CAM, FSI, CBC) 23
Medium to Small Capitalisation (WAM, MIR, WAX, WIC, OZG, NAC) 36
Small Capitalisation (WMI, NSC, NCC, ACQ, BTI) 42
Long/Short (CDM, ALF, WAA) 47
Market Neutral (AEG, WMK) 50
Income (DJW, PL8) 52
International Investment Focus
Global (MFF, PMC, APL, TGG, PIA, PGF, EGI, WGF, GVF, ALI) 54
Asia (EAI, PAF) 64
Specialist Investment Focus
Fund of Funds (FGX, FGG) 66
Activist (URB, SNC) 68
Appendix A: Glossary of terms 70
Appendix B: Legend to Performance Measures 72
Appendix C: Disclosures 74
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 3
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Market Update
The June 2018 quarter welcomed the listing of 5 new Listed Managed Investments, led by L1 Long Short Fund (LSF) raising
$1.33bn, netting over double the initially declared maximum subscription of $600m. At the end of the quarter LSF reported a
decrease in pre-tax NTA of 11%. Company commentary suggests this is primarily the result of long positions in European financials
and Boral Limited (BLD) which experienced sell-offs whilst a short position in Tesla (TSLA:NAS) rose 23% in June alone.
Evans & Partners were involved in two new Listed Investment Trusts (LITs) to be admitted to the market, Evans & Partners Asia
Fund (EAF) and Evans & Partners Australian Flagship Fund (EFF), with the former the byproduct of the restructuring of
the Asian Masters Fund (AUF) from a fund-of-funds LIC to a direct investment focus on Asia ex-Japan whilst EFF will target a
concentrated portfolio of ASX listed securities.
Wilson Asset Management added a seventh LIC in WAM Global (WGB) which raised $466m, including $136m in oversubscriptions.
WGB will focus on small to mid-cap listed global securities to form a portfolio of undervalued growth companies, which offers a point
difference to other international focused LICs available. Gryphon Capital Income Trust (GCI) listed in May with an investment focus
on capital preservation through domestic asset backed securities. GCI were able to raise $175m and has a target income return of
RBA Cash +3.50% (net of fees).
Table 2: 2Q18 ASX Listings
Table 3: 2Q18 Share Purchase Plans, Placements & Entitlements
*Under the restructure, AUF shareholders received 1 EAF ordinary share for 1 existing share held. No new funds were raised.
In the first quarter of 2018, Global Value Fund (GVF) announced a non-renounceable entitlement offer of 1 share for every 4
existing share, with a public offer for the shortfall if required. In addition to the $15.8m that was recorded in the previous quarter
through the entitlement offer, 10.7m new shares were issued via the public offer that enabled GVF to raise a total of $27.6m in new
capital to be invested in the company’s global investment strategy.
MXT completed a $210.5m capital raise through an entitlement offering at the beginning of April and quickly put the funds
to use by gaining exposure to an additional 14 loans to take the tally to 82 loan facilities at the end of June.
BKI also contributed strongly with $154.5m raised through a combination of an entitlement, shortfall and general offer
over May and June. Cash and equivalents accounted for 15.9% ($187.8m) of the portfolio at the end of the quarter, given the level
was at 5% 12 months ago we will expect BKI to release funds into the market over the next quarter as opportunities present
themselves. Argo Investments (ARG) actioned a share purchase plan that resulted in the issue of 10.7m new shares and a total of
$84.1m raised.
ASX Code Company Name Listing Date Shares Issued Issue Price Amount Raised
LSF L1 Long Short Fund Limited 24-Apr-18 664,839,144 $2.00 $1,329,678,288
EAF Evans & Partners Asia Fund * 17-May-18 130,344,777 $1.10 $0
GCI Gryphon Capital Income Trust 25-May-18 87,650,000 $2.00 $175,300,000
WGB WAM Global Limited 22-Jun-18 211,607,623 $2.20 $465,536,771
EFF Evans & Partners Australian Flagship Fund 27-Jun-18 20,273,426 $1.60 $32,437,482
$2,002,952,540
ASX Code Company Name Method Shares Issued Issue Price Amount Raised
AIQ Alternative Investment Trust Placement (DRP Shortfall) 28,973,910 $0.09 $2,665,600
ARG Argo Investments Share Purchase Plan 10,702,521 $7.86 $84,121,815
BKI BKI Investment Entitlement 102,970,170 $1.50 $154,455,255
GVF Global Value Fund Placement 10,723,768 $1.10 $11,796,145
MXT MCP Master Income Trust Entitlement 105,236,953 $2.00 $210,473,906
WAM WAM Capital Placement (DRP Shortfall) 9,692,878 $2.35 $22,778,263
$486,290,984
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 4
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Market Update
Capital raised in the June quarter from dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs) decreased from the March quarter of $68.6m to
$21.7m. With the addition of the DRP shortfall placements in Alternative Investment Trust (AIQ) and WAM Capital (WAM), $47.1m
was raised for the quarter with $30.8m being accounted for by WAM. We note that Australian Foundation Investment Company
(AFI) and Argo Investments (ARG) provide half-yearly distributions in February and August each year and contributed $43.5m of
DRP raisings in the previous quarter.
Table 4: 2Q18 Dividend Reinvestment Plans
ASX Code Company Name Shares Issued DRP Price Amount Raised
ABW Aurora Absolute Return Fund 7,251 $0.60 $4,338
ACQ Acorn Capital 132,391 $1.09 $144,266
AIB Aurora Global Income Trust 60,243 $0.46 $27,639
AQF Australian Governance Masters Index Fund Limited 132,391 $1.09 $144,266
AUP Aurora Property Buy-Write Income Trust 3,841 $4.03 $15,496
BAF Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited 124,176 $1.12 $139,077
CAM Clime Capital 211,788 $0.86 $182,138
CBC CBG Capital 67,938 $1.01 $68,434
CDM Cadence Capital 2,245,419 $1.23 $2,755,174
CIE Contango Income Generator Limited 231,332 $0.92 $213,290
CVF Contrarian Value Fund Limited 670,010 $1.18 $788,066
D2O Duxton Water Limited 71,211 $1.05 $75,106
FGX Future Gen Invest Co 773,203 $1.16 $899,854
GC1 Glennon Small Companies Limited 130,306 $0.96 $125,133
GVF Global Value Fund 458,478 $1.07 $491,874
MFF MFF Capital Investments 642,300 $2.37 $1,519,939
MXT MCP Master Income Trust 117,058 $2.00 $234,292
NAC Naos Absolute Opps Co 126,098 $1.10 $139,099
PIC Perpetual Equity Invest Co 596,946 $1.09 $650,671
QVE QV Equities 252,877 $1.16 $292,134
TOP Thorney Opportunities Ltd 427,579 $0.70 $297,167
WAA WAM Active 207,556 $1.09 $225,427
WAM WAM Capital 3,412,813 $2.35 $8,020,793
WAX WAM Research 1,184,353 $1.47 $1,740,051
WDE Wealth Defenders Equity 232,222 $0.82 $190,875
WHF Whitefield 239,943 $4.36 $1,046,151
WLE WAM Leaders 952,931 $1.12 $1,062,709
WMI WAM Microcap 151,336 $1.36 $205,378
$21,698,838
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 5
Market Update
Options are regularly being omitted from recent LIC listing as management opts to cover the initial listing fee to ensure the company
begins trading at the NTA. For the foreseeable future they will continue to be a contributing factor in LIC capital raisings with
$69.5m raised via option exercises in the past quarter, up from $41.9m in the previous quarter. Antipodes Global Investment
Company (APL/APLO) continued to be the largest raiser through exercised options which were in -the-money for the entire
quarter.
Two large inflows of funds were received in options expiring in the quarter. Ellerston Global Investments (EGI/EGIO) raised an
additional $17.9m to take the total to 96% of options exercised, with the remaining underwritten for a total of $34.1m made available
for further investment. $18.1m of the total $20.1m of new capital was raised for Duxton Water Limited (D2O/D2OO) in the June
quarter as the options return to in-the-money. As per company announcement, funds are expected to be used to wind-down the
debt facility that has been used to acquire water rights.
Table 5: 2Q18 Options Exercised
Table 6: Outstanding Options
At the end of the quarter we have still have $1.28bn in unexercised options across 12 option carrying companies that we are
currently following. The options on 5 of these companies are due expire in the second half of the year, if all are exercised it would
equate to $464.1m in new capital, however, only 2 options being APLO and RYDO ended the quarter trading at or in-the-money.
ASX Option Code Company Name Exercised Exercise Price Amount Raised Expiry Date
CIEO Contango Income Generator Limited 59,300 $1.00 $59,300 Expired
D2OO Duxton Water Limited 16,445,281 $1.10 $18,089,809 Expired
SNCOA Sandon Capital 295,590 $1.05 $310,370 Expired
URBO URB Investments 234,973 $1.10 $258,470 Expired
EGIO Ellerston Global Investments 17,868,634 $1.00 $17,868,634 Expired
WAAO WAM Active 775,846 $1.14 $884,464 17-Sep-18
APLO Antipodes Gbl Invest Co 21,294,006 $1.10 $23,423,407 15-Oct-18
RYDO Ryder Capital Limited 3,937,500 $1.25 $4,921,875 10-Dec-18
EAIO Ellerston Asian Investments 1,959,786 $1.00 $1,959,786 28-Feb-19
PL8O Plato Income Maximiser 18,182 $1.10 $20,000 29-Apr-19
PIAO Pengana International Eq 1,307,666 $1.18 $1,543,046 10-May-19
OZGOC Ozgrow th 1,100 $0.19 $209 31-Aug-19
WICOC WestOz Investment Co. 141,563 $1.06 $150,057 31-Aug-19
$69,489,427
ASX Option Code Company Name Share Price Exercise Price Outstanding Options Potential Raise Expiry Date
WAAO WAM Active $1.11 $1.14 30,088,590 $34,300,993 17-Sep-18
APLO Antipodes Gbl Invest Co $1.18 $1.10 223,020,809 $245,322,890 15-Oct-18
WGFO Watermark Global Leaders Fund Limited $0.92 $1.10 82,799,001 $91,078,901 16-Nov-18
MECO Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited $1.04 $1.10 43,402,026 $47,742,229 30-Nov-18
RYDO Ryder Capital Limited $1.25 $1.25 36,544,500 $45,680,625 10-Dec-18
EAIO Ellerston Asian Investments $1.07 $1.00 63,849,469 $63,849,469 28-Feb-19
PL8O Plato Income Maximiser $1.03 $1.10 295,935,237 $325,528,761 29-Apr-19
PIAO Pengana International Eq $1.16 $1.18 243,984,040 $287,901,167 10-May-19
WQGO Wcm Global Grow th Limited $1.08 $1.10 90,867,952 $99,954,747 24-Jun-19
OZGOC Ozgrow th $1.17 $0.19 35,478,862 $6,740,984 31-Aug-19
WICOC WestOz Investment Co. $0.18 $1.06 11,185,838 $11,856,988 31-Aug-19
BHDO Benjamin Hornigold Limited $0.71 $1.00 16,674,856 $16,674,856 28-Apr-20
$1,276,632,609SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 6
*12 month historical dividends including Special Dividends. *ICR with performance fee. SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Universe Summary
The LICs in Bell Potter coverage ended the June quarter trading at a 2.2% weight average discount to pre-tax NTA, a decrease
from the 1.4% premium recorded at the end of March. The 3.7% discount on an arithmetic basis for the previous quarter was
increased to a 6.2% discount, outside of Domestic only mandates there was a reduction in the weighted average discounts in
International and Specialist coupled with lower average dividend yields.
Table 7: Current Share Price Premium/Discount to NTA and Yield
ASX
Code Company name Investment Mandate
Market
Cap
($M)
Price
($)
Pre-tax
NTA
($)
Prem/
Disc to
pre-tax
NTA (%)
Post-
tax
NTA
($)
Prem/
Disc to
post-tax
NTA (%)
Dividend
Per
Share
($)*
Net
Dividend
Yield
(%)*
Franking
(%)
Gross
Dividend
Yield
(%)*
Indirect
Cost
Ratio
(%)
Domestic Equity
AFI AFIC Large 7,307 6.16 6.27 -1.75 5.34 15.4 0.240 3.9 100 5.6 0.14
ARG Argo Investments Large 5,653 7.97 8.16 -2.3 7.16 11.3 0.315 4.0 100 5.6 0.16
AUI Australian United Large 1,073 8.65 9.21 -6.1 7.91 9.4 0.345 4.0 100 5.7 0.10
MLT Milton Corporation Large/Medium 3,034 4.61 4.73 -2.5 4.16 10.8 0.188 4.1 100 5.8 0.12
BKI BKI Investment Large/Medium 1,106 1.53 1.63 -6.4 1.54 -1.0 0.073 4.8 100 6.9 0.15
CIN Carlton Investments Large/Medium 876 33.08 37.09 -10.8 30.80 7.4 1.190 3.6 100 5.1 0.08
DUI Diversified United Large/Medium 860 4.10 4.46 -8.1 3.80 7.9 0.145 3.5 100 5.1 0.14
WLE WAM Leaders Large/Medium 809 1.15 1.22 -5.7 1.19 -3.4 0.045 3.9 100 5.6 1.62
WHF Whitefield Large/Medium 397 4.54 5.01 -9.4 4.60 -1.3 0.178 3.9 100 5.6 0.40
QVE QV Equities Large/Medium 317 1.15 1.23 -6.5 1.18 -2.5 0.041 3.6 100 5.1 1.01
PIC Perpetual Equity Invest Co Large/Medium 298 1.17 1.16 0.9 1.14 2.6 0.055 4.7 100 6.7 1.32
AMH AMCIL Large/Medium 251 0.96 1.02 -5.9 0.94 2.1 0.035 3.6 100 5.2 0.68
WDE Wealth Defenders Equity Large/Medium 108 0.85 0.96 -12.0 0.98 -13.8 0.030 3.6 100 5.1 1.25
CAM Clime Capital Large/Medium 78 0.87 0.94 -8.0 0.91 -4.9 0.050 5.8 100 8.3 1.92
FSI Flagship Investments Large/Medium 43 1.66 1.98 -16.2 1.87 -11.2 0.075 4.5 100 6.5 1.47
CBC CBG Capital Large/Medium 23 0.93 1.06 -12.7 1.03 -10.2 0.031 3.3 100 4.7 2.19
WAM WAM Capital Medium/Small 1,591 2.38 2.03 17.2 1.98 20.2 0.153 6.4 100 9.2 1.18
MIR Mirrabooka Medium/Small 425 2.69 2.59 3.9 2.29 17.5 0.140 5.2 100 7.4 0.62
WAX WAM Research Medium/Small 284 1.51 1.28 18.0 1.25 20.8 0.093 6.1 100 8.8 1.32
WIC WestOz Investment Co. Medium/Small 152 1.17 1.28 -9.0 1.23 -5.3 0.060 5.2 100 7.4 1.89
OZG Ozgrowth Medium/Small 64 0.18 0.23 -21.7 0.22 -18.2 0.005 2.8 100 4.0 1.38
NAC Naos Absolute Opps Co Medium/Small 50 0.96 1.11 -14.0 1.09 -12.4 0.053 5.5 100 7.9 2.42
WMI WAM Microcap Small/Micro 200 1.43 1.35 5.6 1.28 11.3 0.020 1.4 100 2.0 n/a
NSC Naos Small Cap Opps Co Small/Micro 129 0.77 0.95 -19.5 0.92 -16.8 0.064 8.4 70 10.9 2.94
NCC Naos Emerging Opps Co Small/Micro 75 1.26 1.28 -2.0 1.23 2.0 0.073 5.8 100 8.3 2.57
ACQ Acorn Capital Small/Micro 61 1.15 1.37 -16.1 1.27 -9.4 0.047 4.1 100 5.8 1.75
BTI Bailador Tech Investments Unlisted Tech 89 0.74 1.11 -33.3 1.06 -30.2 0.000 0.0 - 0.0 2.55
CDM Cadence Capital Long/Short 397 1.25 1.25 0.0 1.30 -3.8 0.080 6.4 100 9.1 2.01
ALF Australian Leaders Fund Long/Short 281 1.03 1.22 -15.6 1.22 -15.6 0.000 0.0 - 0.0 1.25
WAA WAM Active Long/Short 46 1.11 1.10 0.5 1.08 2.3 0.056 5.1 100 7.2 3.89
AEG Absolute Equity Perf Fund Market Neutral 118 1.17 1.19 -2.1 1.16 0.4 0.045 3.9 100 5.5 3.08
WMK Watermark Market Neutral Market Neutral 70 0.80 0.95 -15.8 0.96 -16.7 0.035 4.4 100 6.3 1.74
DJW Djerriwarrh Investments Income 747 3.38 3.31 2.1 3.29 2.7 0.200 5.9 100 8.5 0.46
PL8 Plato Income Maximiser Income 304 1.03 1.10 -6.8 1.10 -6.8 0.047 4.6 100 6.6 n/a
International Equity
MFF MFF Capital Investments Global 1,444 2.67 2.76 -3.3 2.30 16.1 0.025 0.9 100 1.3 0.91
PMC Platinum Capital Global 598 2.09 1.75 19.4 1.65 26.7 0.100 4.8 100 6.8 1.42
APL Antipodes Gbl Invest Co Global 433 1.18 1.27 -7.1 1.24 -4.8 0.000 0.0 - 0.0 n/a
TGG Templeton Global Growth Global 318 1.42 1.56 -9.0 1.50 -5.3 0.045 3.2 100 4.5 1.12
PIA Pengana International Eq Global 287 1.16 1.23 -5.7 1.21 -4.5 0.070 6.0 100 8.6 1.98
PGF PM Capital Global Opp Global 467 1.33 1.39 -4.3 1.28 3.9 0.036 2.7 100 3.9 1.49
EGI Ellerston Global Investments Global 117 1.07 1.17 -8.5 1.14 -6.1 0.040 3.7 100 5.3 1.41
WGF Watermark Global Leaders Global (Long/Short) 76 0.92 1.08 -15.3 1.07 -14.5 0.000 0.0 - 0.0 n/a
GVF Global Value Fund Global (Multi Assets) 157 1.07 1.10 -3.2 1.09 -2.3 0.063 5.9 50 7.2 3.55
ALI Argo Global Infrastructure Global (Listed Infra) 256 1.80 2.16 -16.7 2.12 -15.1 0.038 2.1 0 2.1 1.51
EAI Ellerston Asian Investments Asia 117 1.07 1.11 -3.6 1.13 -5.3 0.000 0.0 - 0.0 1.23
PAF PM Capital Asian Opp Asia 64 1.13 1.26 -10.3 1.18 -4.2 0.050 4.4 100 6.3 1.48
Specialist
FGX Future Gen Invest Co Fund of Funds 441 1.26 1.28 -2.0 1.24 1.2 0.044 3.5 100 5.0 0.14
FGG Future Gen Global Invest Gbl Funds of Funds 403 1.36 1.33 2.3 1.27 7.1 0.010 0.7 100 1.1 0.45
URB URB Investments AU Equity & Property 66 0.90 1.05 -14.3 1.05 -14.3 0.005 0.6 100 0.8 n/a
SNC Sandon Capital Activist 45 0.93 0.99 -6.6 0.96 -3.6 0.070 7.6 100 10.8 4.72
Arithmetic Average (All) -6.2 -1.3 3.8 5.4
Weighted Average (All) -2.2 8.9 3.9 5.6
Weighted Average (Domestic Market Cap - Over $500m) -1.7 11.4 4.2 6.0
Weighted Average (Domestic Market Cap - Under $500m) -4.7 -0.9 4.3 6.1
Weighted Average (Domestic All) -2.2 9.5 4.2 6.0
Weighted Average (International Equity) -2.5 6.7 2.4 3.3
Weighted Average (Specialist) -1.2 2.4 2.3 3.3
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 7
CDM: In May 2011 CDM received $0.22 per CDM share of franking credits when RHG returned the majority of its assets in the form of a fully franked dividend. At the time, CDM shares were trading at $1.25. These franking credits were worth 17.6% of the CDM share price at the time and are not reflected in our performance calculations as the calculations are based on pre-tax NTA and not post-tax NTA.
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Investment Performance
In the Table below, we have evaluated our LICs using the performance of both the pre-tax NTA and share price. The pre-tax NTA
data seeks to measure the performance of the underlying investments of the Fund. Whereas, the share price data measures the
performance of the security as it trades on the ASX. However, some of this terminology is a little misleading as the pre-tax NTA
actually reflects tax associated with realised capital gains (tax applicable on positions that have been exited) but not unrealised
capital gains (tax applicable on positions that have not been exited).
Table 8: Pre-tax NTA and Share Price Performance
Yr 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 10 Yr 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 10 Yr 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 10 Yr 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 10
Domestic Equity
AFI AFIC 10.9 6.8 8.2 8.4 6.5 -2.1 -2.2 -1.8 -0.7 0.1 10.3 4.4 6.7 9.3 6.5 -3.4 -5.1 -3.6 0.3 0.3
ARG Argo Investments 10.2 7.1 8.8 8.6 6.3 -2.8 -1.9 -1.2 -0.5 -0.1 8.1 4.1 8.4 9.5 5.5 -5.6 -5.4 -1.9 0.5 -0.7
AUI Australian United 11.8 8.1 8.9 8.0 5.7 -1.2 -0.9 -1.1 -1.1 -0.7 11.4 7.0 9.7 9.1 5.7 -2.3 -2.5 -0.6 0.1 -0.5
MLT Milton Corporation 9.3 7.0 8.5 9.2 7.0 -4.4 -2.5 -1.8 0.2 0.8 6.5 5.2 9.1 10.6 6.6 -7.2 -4.3 -1.2 1.6 0.4
BKI BKI Investment 6.1 4.3 6.1 7.0 5.7 -7.1 -4.8 -3.9 -2.0 -0.6 -1.6 1.5 6.0 8.6 7.6 -15.3 -8.0 -4.3 -0.4 1.4
CIN Carlton Investments 4.6 5.9 10.8 12.1 10.1 -8.4 -3.1 0.8 3.0 3.7 8.9 5.3 13.5 14.5 11.5 -4.8 -4.2 3.2 5.5 5.3
DUI Diversified United 15.8 10.8 11.1 10.2 6.9 2.8 1.8 1.1 1.1 0.5 14.4 9.6 11.4 11.2 6.9 0.7 0.1 1.1 2.2 0.7
WLE WAM Leaders 9.1 - - - - -3.9 - - - - 7.3 - - - - -6.4 - - - -
WHF Whitefield 5.7 6.2 9.8 11.4 8.5 -2.1 -1.5 -0.5 -0.9 -0.7 3.9 4.4 9.6 12.7 9.0 -3.9 -3.3 -0.7 0.4 -0.2
QVE QV Equities 5.3 8.7 - - - -7.9 -0.4 - - - -11.3 6.0 - - - -24.5 -3.1 - - -
PIC Perpetual Equity Invest Co 9.8 8.9 - - - -3.4 -0.2 - - - 18.9 11.0 - - - 5.2 1.5 - - -
AMH AMCIL 11.6 8.1 10.3 10.8 9.7 -1.4 -0.9 0.3 1.7 3.3 9.1 6.4 9.9 12.4 9.6 -4.6 -3.1 -0.4 3.4 3.4
WDE Wealth Defenders Equity 7.7 2.6 - - - -5.5 -6.5 - - - 10.1 -2.5 - - - -3.1 -11.6 - - -
CAM Clime Capital 11.6 4.4 2.3 3.1 5.3 -2.1 -5.1 -8.0 -5.9 -0.9 5.3 4.2 2.1 5.1 7.1 -8.4 -5.3 -8.2 -3.9 0.9
FSI Flagship Investments 12.7 9.1 10.1 9.5 8.0 -1.0 -0.4 -0.2 0.5 1.8 12.4 11.8 9.9 8.3 7.3 -1.3 2.3 -0.4 -0.7 1.1
CBC CBG Capital 12.2 6.0 - - - -0.8 -3.0 - - - 6.3 2.3 - - - -7.4 -7.2 - - -
WAM WAM Capital 12.8 11.8 11.7 10.8 10.3 -0.9 2.3 1.4 1.8 4.1 6.0 14.6 15.0 14.0 14.8 -7.7 5.1 4.7 5.0 8.6
MIR Mirrabooka 15.0 11.2 12.9 12.4 10.0 -3.1 -4.9 -1.4 3.9 4.9 4.9 6.9 10.3 12.6 10.6 -8.8 -2.6 0.0 3.6 4.4
WAX WAM Research 13.2 12.1 12.9 12.2 10.4 -0.5 2.6 2.6 3.2 4.2 6.4 16.0 16.2 19.0 15.8 -7.3 6.5 5.9 10.0 9.6
WIC WestOz Investment Co. 22.1 14.9 8.3 4.5 - -2.1 -0.1 -3.3 -0.4 - 28.4 15.9 9.9 9.5 - 14.7 6.4 -0.4 0.5 -
OZG Ozgrowth 19.8 13.8 7.7 4.9 5.5 -4.4 -1.2 -3.9 0.0 2.9 15.8 8.8 8.3 8.4 5.1 2.1 -0.7 -2.0 -0.6 -1.1
NAC Naos Absolute Opps Co 5.7 6.0 - - - -7.5 -3.1 - - - -2.8 6.4 - - - -16.5 -3.1 - - -
WMI WAM Microcap 26.2 - - - - 2.0 - - - - 28.5 - - - - 14.8 - - - -
NSC Naos Small Cap Opps Co 1.1 2.1 4.6 -0.1 -0.4 -23.1 -12.9 -7.0 -5.0 -3.0 -8.8 -4.6 2.2 1.1 2.2 -22.5 -14.1 -8.1 -7.9 -4.0
NCC Naos Emerging Opps Co 4.7 11.7 8.8 - - -19.5 -3.3 -2.8 - - -0.6 14.1 11.1 - - -14.3 4.6 0.8 - -
ACQ Acorn Capital 31.2 17.2 - - - 7.0 2.2 - - - 30.7 21.0 - - - 6.5 6.0 - - -
BTI Bailador Tech Investments 3.7 0.9 - - - -4.3 -7.1 - - - -17.8 -6.7 - - - -31.5 -16.2 - - -
CDM Cadence Capital 14.8 3.7 6.6 8.3 9.5 1.1 -5.8 -3.7 -0.7 3.3 7.6 3.6 6.9 9.7 11.8 -6.1 -5.9 -3.4 0.7 5.6
ALF Australian Leaders Fund -3.2 2.2 2.6 5.8 9.1 -16.9 -7.3 -7.7 -3.2 2.9 -14.5 -1.5 -0.8 4.7 10.7 -28.2 -11.0 -11.1 -4.3 4.5
WAA WAM Active 10.3 9.8 8.2 7.2 7.6 -3.4 0.3 -2.1 -1.8 1.4 5.5 10.3 6.7 8.4 8.8 -8.2 0.8 -3.6 -0.6 2.6
AEG Absolute Equity Perf Fund 11.4 - - - - 9.9 - - - - 7.9 - - - - -5.8 - - - -
WMK Watermark Market Neutral -0.5 3.8 - - - -2.0 2.1 - - - -17.6 4.9 - - - -31.3 -4.6 - - -
DJW Djerriwarrh Investments 8.7 5.4 6.3 6.4 4.9 -4.3 -3.6 -3.7 -2.7 -1.5 -2.8 -4.8 1.3 4.5 4.0 -16.5 -14.3 -9.0 -4.5 -2.2
PL8 Plato Income Maximiser 10.2 - - - - -4.4 - - - - -2.6 - - - - -16.3 - - - -
International Equity
MFF MFF Capital Investments 20.0 12.5 19.0 22.0 14.7 6.8 4.6 6.6 9.6 7.9 38.8 15.9 16.8 23.5 18.1 25.6 8.0 4.4 11.1 11.3
PMC Platinum Capital 13.5 6.8 9.1 10.6 9.4 -1.5 -2.9 -5.0 -3.2 0.8 31.2 11.3 13.5 13.6 11.2 16.2 1.6 -0.6 -0.2 2.6
APL Antipodes Gbl Invest Co 6.1 - - - - -8.9 - - - - -5.2 - - - - -20.2 - - - -
TGG Templeton Global Growth 8.3 4.5 9.5 10.8 6.5 -6.7 -5.2 -4.6 -3.0 -2.1 7.9 6.4 10.2 13.0 7.3 -7.1 -3.3 -3.9 -0.8 -1.3
PIA Pengana International Eq 10.2 2.1 10.3 9.1 6.2 -5.2 -7.9 -4.4 -5.7 -2.8 11.5 6.1 13.8 11.0 8.0 -3.9 -3.9 -0.9 -3.8 -1.0
PGF PM Capital Global Opp 15.1 8.7 - - - -0.2 -1.2 - - - 24.2 12.3 - - - 8.9 2.4 - - -
EGI Ellerston Global Investments 5.6 4.4 - - - -5.3 -4.2 - - - 10.0 0.2 - - - -0.9 -8.4 - - -
WGF Watermark Global Leaders 0.0 - - - - -1.5 - - - - -9.9 - - - - -24.9 - - - -
GVF Global Value Fund 5.9 3.1 - - - -0.1 -2.9 - - - -2.9 6.8 - - - -10.2 2.0 - - -
ALI Argo Global Infrastructure 6.8 - - - - 0.1 - - - - -0.6 - - - - -7.3 - - - -
EAI Ellerston Asian Investments 5.3 - - - - -6.3 - - - - 14.4 - - - - 2.8 - - - -
PAF PM Capital Asian Opp 7.7 7.4 - - - -6.4 -1.1 - - - 8.1 9.1 - - - -6.0 0.6 - - -
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FGX Future Gen Invest Co 15.5 8.9 - - - 1.8 -0.6 - - - 19.0 7.6 - - - 5.3 -1.9 - - -
FGG Future Gen Global Invest 16.2 - - - - 1.2 - - - - 27.0 - - - - 12.0 - - - -
URB URB Investments 1.5 - - - - -6.5 - - - - -15.1 - - - - -28.8 - - - -
SNC Sandon Capital 7.6 8.7 - - - -6.1 -0.8 - - - 5.6 9.8 - - - -8.1 0.3 - - -
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SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Investment Performance (continued)
The measurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operating expenses, provision and payment of both income and
realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, but does not incorporate franking. LIC returns will consequently be
understated relative to the Index return given that the Benchmarks do not factor in operating costs or taxation. The performance of
Unlisted Unit Trusts are not measured on an after tax basis and are therefore, generally, not a valid comparison.
In order to assess a LIC’s performance, NTA and share price need to be evaluated with respect to the relative mandate and/or
benchmark, giving varying outcomes from different styles of investment. Hence, for the Domestic LICs we have categorised the
LIC’s Mandate into those with a Large, Large to Medium, Medium to Small, and Small Market Capitalisation investment focus,
Long/Short/Market Neutral, International, and Specialist investment focuses following an analysis of the LIC’s Top Stock Holdings.
In general, the NTA has been benchmarked against the relative indices preferred by the Manager and these should be most
reflective of its mandate. The share price of each LIC, apart from International and Specialist LICs, has been benchmarked against
the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index. As this is the broadest index on the ASX and the exchange in which each LIC trades, this is
arguably a less relevant benchmark.
Our value-add columns seek to quantify the value generated by the Manager, being the difference between the performance of the
share price and pre-tax NTA against the relevant benchmark. A positive value indicates outperformance against the Benchmark
and a negative value indicates an underperformance. We view the pre-tax NTA value-add as the most relevant measure of
management performance.
Historical Gross Dividend Yield
Dividends are an important aspect of any investment decision. In the Graph below, we have included historical Net Dividend Yield
and Gross Dividend Yield for the LICs in our universe. Nonetheless, investors must realise that although historical yield is clearly a
key consideration when selecting a LIC, it is no guarantee of future yield. Please note several LICs have recently entered the
market and have not paid a dividend yet.
Graph 1: Historical Dividend Yield (Net and Gross)
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SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Premium/Discount to NTA
We have categorised our universe of LICs according to the percentage premium or discount the share price trades at relative to the
pre-tax NTA.
Table 9: Share Price Premium/Discount versus Pre-Tax NTA
LICs often trade at a consistent premium or discount to NTA, with the standard deviation providing a measure of the range in which
a LIC’s premium/discount normally falls. By determining each LIC’s average premium/discount we can look for anomalies between
average premiums/discounts to NTA and current premiums/discounts to NTA. We have calculated each LIC’s 5-year average
(please note a number of LICs have a history less than 5 years and therefore not included in the graph) share price premium/
discount to reported pre-tax NTA as well as its standard deviation from that average, which we portray in the below graph. Here, we
are trying to convey whether or not a LIC is cheap or expensive compared to its historical average.
Substantial premium % Approximately in line % Substantial discount %
PMC Platinum Capital 19.4 WMI WAM Microcap 5.6 PIA Pengana International Eq -5.7
WAX WAM Research 18.0 MIR Mirrabooka 3.9 WLE WAM Leaders -5.7
WAM WAM Capital 17.2 FGG Future Gen Global Invest 2.3 AMH AMCIL -5.9
WMI WAM Microcap 5.6 DJW Djerriwarrh Investments 2.1 AUI Australian United -6.1
PIC Perpetual Equity Invest Co 0.9 BKI BKI Investment -6.4
WAA WAM Active 0.5 QVE QV Equities -6.5
CDM Cadence Capital 0.0 SNC Sandon Capital -6.6
AFI AFIC -1.8 PL8 Plato Income Maximiser -6.8
NCC Naos Emerging Opps Co -2.0 APL Antipodes Gbl Invest Co -7.1
FGX Future Gen Invest Co -2.0 CAM Clime Capital -8.0
AEG Absolute Equity Perf Fund -2.1 DUI Diversified United -8.1
ARG Argo Investments -2.3 EGI Ellerston Global Investments -8.5
MLT Milton Corporation -2.5 TGG Templeton Global Growth -9.0
GVF Global Value Fund -3.2 WIC WestOz Investment Co. -9.0
MFF MFF Capital Investments -3.3 WHF Whitefield -9.4
EAI Ellerston Asian Investments -3.6 PAF PM Capital Asian Opp -10.3
PGF PM Capital Global Opp -4.3 CIN Carlton Investments -10.8
WDE Wealth Defenders Equity -12.0
CBC CBG Capital -12.7
NAC Naos Absolute Opps Co -14.0
URB URB Investments -14.3
WGF Watermark Global Leaders -15.3
ALF Australian Leaders Fund -15.6
WMK Watermark Market Neutral -15.8
ACQ Acorn Capital -16.1
FSI Flagship Investments -16.2
ALI Argo Global Infrastructure -16.7
NSC Naos Small Cap Opps Co -19.5
OZG Ozgrowth -21.7
BTI Bailador Tech Investments -33.3
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 10
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Premium/Discount to NTA (continued)
The average share price discount to pre-tax NTA for this quarter is –1.0x (Standard Deviation). LICs with a Large to Mid Cap
investment focus were predominately trading at a discount to the 5-year NTA average, with the exception being CIN. International
focused LICs stand out as the investment focus likely to be trading at a premium .
Graph 3: Share Price Premium/Discount versus Pre-Tax NTA
In Graph below we have provided some context to the share price premium or discount to pre-tax NTA. Pre-tax NTA reflects
realised capital gains (tax applicable on positions that have been exited) but not unrealised capital gains (tax applicable on positions
that have not been exited).
Graph 2: Share Price Premium/Discount to Pre-Tax NTA Relative to 5-year Average
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
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SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Premium/Discount to NTA (continued)
The graph below shows the share price premium/discount against post-tax NTA. Post-tax NTA reflects realised (tax applicable on
positions that have been exited) and unrealised capital gains (tax applicable on positions that have not been exited). While this
measure is arguably less relevant, it does provide additional comparison, particularly when viewed with the graph above. Post-tax
NTA is most useful in a wind-up scenario.
Graph 4: Share Price Premium/Discount versus Post-Tax NTA
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SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
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Premium/Discount to NTA (continued)
Graphs 5 & 6 show the pre-tax NTA performance of each LIC, assuming dividends are reinvested, over the past 3 and 5 years. This
is reflected by its position along the horizontal axis, with LICs further to the right having achieved higher returns. The Graphs also
highlight the share price premium or discount to pre-tax NTA at which each LIC was trading at Quarter End. This is reflected by
each LIC’s position along the vertical axis.
Graphs 5 & 6: Share Price Premium/Discount vs Pre-Tax NTA Performance
Pre-tax NTA performance is one way of reflecting the performance of a LIC’s management and the standard deviation of the
pre-tax NTA performance can be used as a measure of risk by reflecting the movement or dispersion from the average return. The
below graphs can therefore give an indication of a LIC’s risk-return over the time periods.
Graphs 7 & 8: Pre-Tax NTA Performance Standard Deviation vs Pre-Tax NTA Performance
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 13
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Premium/Discount to NTA (continued)
LICs by their very nature can trade at either a premium or discount to pre-tax NTA. However, from a quantitative perspective, we
have noted a tendency for LICs to revert to their mean premium or discount through the Cycle. As such, investors need to be
cognizant of how a LIC trades through the Economic Cycle to ensure an investment is timed appropriately.
As noted in our quarterly in September 2015, Large LICs (Market Cap > $500m) appear to behave differently from Small LICs
(Market Cap < $500m) through the Economic Cycle. Large LICs tend to trade at a substantial premium to pre-tax NTA in
perceivably difficult or uneasy market conditions and a lower premium to pre-tax NTA in perceivably improving market conditions.
One could argue that during uneasy market conditions investors prefer the safety of Large LICs with an established track record
and hence push them up into substantial premiums. Whereas, in more favourable market conditions, investors have a tendency to
view large LICs as a lower return investment alternative and instead favour smaller and more exotic LICs, hence driving large LICs’
premiums lower.
Graph 9: Large Cap Focused LICs’ Average Share Price Premium/Discount to Pre-tax NTA
However, it is interesting to note, that we are currently in a period where Large LICs are deviating from its norm. Since early 2013,
we see Large LICs trading at a premium to pre-tax NTA - even in a rising market. This phenomenon exists due to an increase of
demand for Large LICs. We associate this greater demand to two underlying factors.
Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. Since July 2013, commissions paid to financial planners by providers of
managed fund have been banned going forward. This has removed the incentive for financial planners to use Managed
Funds over LICs or ETFs.
A competitive dividend yield in comparison to the ASX200. In July 2010, there was a significant change in the
Corporation Act that have paved the way for LICs to offer greater consistency in dividends. Previously, companies could only
pay a dividend if they had an accounting profit, which saw a number of LICs being unable to pay dividends through the GFC.
However, following the introduction of the solvency test, LICs now have greater flexibility to offer sustainable dividend
polices even with the absence of an accounting profit.
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FEB 2009:Aus Govt.
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SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Premium/Discount to NTA (continued)
Small/Mid LICs tend to operate in almost an opposing fashion. In general, Small/Mid LICs trade at a larger discount to pre-tax NTA,
averaging an 9.6% discount over the last 10 years, which compares to the Large LICs 3.7% premium over the same period. Broadly
speaking, as market confidence rises, Small LICs tend to trade at a smaller discount as investors’ confidence rises. However, as
market conditions turn, these small discounts tend to turn into deep discounts.
Graph 10: Small/Mid Cap Focused LICs’ Average Share Price Premium/Discount to Pre-tax NTA
The graph below shows International LICs’ discounts have historically been pretty much correlated with the global markets. These
LICs traded at varying deep discounts when first introduced, for a combination of both the GFC made investors reluctant to hold
international assets and international vehicles were originally not viewed as the yield making machines as domestic stocks.
However as global share markets rose, so did the demand for these LICs—narrowing these discounts. While, as confidence falls
within the global markets, we tend to see these discounts expand.
Graph 11: International Cap Focused LICs’ Average Share Price Premium/Discount to Pre-tax NTA
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-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Jun 08 Jun 09 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18
Pre
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Dis
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Ord
ina
rie
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Average Premium/Discount (RHS) All Ords (LHS)
MAY 2010:First Greek
Bailout
FEB 2012:Second Greek
Bailout
JUN 2015:Chinese Share
Market Crash
JUN 2016:Brexit
NOV 2016:Trump Elected
FEB 2009:Aus Govt. announces second
stimulus package at $42b
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
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Jun 09 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18
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CI
Wo
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Average Premium/Discount (RHS) MSCI
MAY 2010:First Greek Bailout
FEB 2012:Second Greek Bailout
JUN 2015:Chinese Share
Market Crash
JUN 2016:Brexit
NOV 2016:Trump Elected
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 15
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
LIC Indicative NTA
LICs are only obligated to disclose their NTA at the end of each month and have 14 days to disclose this information to the Market.
This means that an investor is only able to retrospectively gauge the value of the underlying NTA and for the remainder of the
month be ignorant to the underlying value of the NTA.
Bell Potter has sought to address this gap by providing an Indicative Live NTA. We calculate the Indicative NTA by tracking the
underlying NTA each week. This is achieved by monitoring the percentage movements of the Disclosed Holdings and using an
appropriate proxy to track the movement of the remaining positions. We also adjust the NTA when the security goes
ex-dividend.
The Indicative NTA works best with LICs that have a high percentage of investments concentrated in its Top 20 Holdings, regular
disclosure of its holdings and cash position, lower turnover of its investments, and the absence of a performance fee.
Table 10: Indicative Premium/Discount to Pre-Tax NTA (as at 20 August 2018)
1 year 3 years 5 years
AFI AFIC Large $6.21 $6.25 -0.7% 1.1% 2.0% 2.6%
ARG Argo Investments Large $8.30 $8.36 -0.7% 1.5% 2.5% 2.2%
AUI Australian United Investments Large $9.00 $9.49 -5.2% -3.0% -4.6% -4.8%
MLT Milton Corporation Large/Medium $4.66 $4.74 -1.8% -0.4% 0.1% 0.3%
BKI BKI Investment Large/Medium $1.55 $1.64 -5.9% 2.2% 2.6% 1.0%
CIN Carlton Investments Large/Medium $34.15 $39.01 -12.5% -11.6% -12.0% -11.6%
DUI Diversified United Investments Large/Medium $4.42 $4.62 -4.3% -4.5% -5.6% -5.9%
WHF Whitefield Large/Medium $4.79 $5.19 -7.6% -6.6% -7.9% -7.1%
AMH AMCIL Large/Medium $0.93 $0.99 -6.3% -5.3% -2.5% -1.4%
WLE WAM Leaders Large/Medium $1.22 $1.22 ^ -0.3% -4.1% n/a n/a
FSI Flagship Investments Large/Medium $1.75 $1.95 ^ -10.1% -12.7% -15.3% -14.3%
WAM WAM Capital Medium/Small $2.50 $2.02 ^ 23.6% 21.5% 17.2% 13.3%
MIR Mirrabooka Investments Medium/Small $2.64 $2.52 4.6% 9.7% 13.6% 13.6%
WIC WestOz Investments Medium/Small $1.17 $1.27 # -8.0% -10.7% -12.8% -11.1%
WAX WAM Research Medium/Small $1.64 $1.29 ^ 27.5% 23.7% 18.4% 13.2%
TOP Thorney Opportunities Medium/Small $0.68 $0.81 ^ -16.1% -11.1% -8.2% n/a
OZG OzGrowth Medium/Small $0.19 $0.23 # -19.6% -19.9% -19.5% -17.2%
TEK Thorney Technologies Medium/Small $0.25 $0.27 ^ -7.4% 6.4% n/a n/a
WAA WAM Active Medium/Small $1.15 $1.11 ^ 3.5% 4.6% 4.0% 8.5%
NSC NAOS Small Cap Opportunities Small/Micro $0.82 $0.92 ^ -11.4% -8.5% -9.1% -9.5%
ACQ Acorn Capital Investments Small/Micro $1.24 $1.39 ^ -11.0% -13.4% -14.6% n/a
ALF Australian Leaders Fund Long/Short $1.08 $1.25 ^ -14.0% -10.2% 0.5% 4.2%
CDM Cadence Capital Long/Short $1.34 $1.25 ^ 6.7% 6.0% 8.6% 6.1%
NCC NAOS Emerging Opportunities Long/Short $1.25 $1.23 ^ 1.6% 3.3% -3.2% -6.2%
DJW Djerriwarrh Investments Income $3.34 $3.31 0.8% 7.8% 19.0% 21.3%
PL8 Plato Income Maximiser Income $1.04 $1.11 ^ -6.4% 0.7% n/a n/a
FGX Future Generation Investments Fund of Funds $1.31 $1.27 ^ 3.3% -4.1% -2.6% n/a
AEG Absolute Equity Performance Market Neutral $1.17 $1.19 # -1.7% -2.8% n/a n/a
WMK Watermark Market Neutral Market Neutral $0.87 $0.98 ^ -11.2% -9.2% -4.9% -4.3%
SNC Sandon Capital Activist $1.00 $1.01 ^ -0.6% -1.1% -5.5% n/a
URB URB Investments Australian Equity & Property $0.98 $1.05 ^ -6.7% -3.9% n/a n/a
MFF MFF Capital Investments International $2.81 $2.93 # -4.0% -11.0% -10.7% -6.9%
PMC Platinum Capital International $1.98 $1.72 # 15.2% 9.7% 8.8% 7.8%
TGG Templeton Global Growth International $1.45 $1.59 # -8.9% -8.9% -10.5% -8.0%
PIA Pengana International Equities International $1.20 $1.21 # -1.1% -4.7% -7.5% -9.3%
PGF PM Capital Global Opportunities International $1.31 $1.43 # -8.6% -10.1% -12.4% n/a
APL Antipodes Global Investments International $1.15 $1.21 ^ -5.3% -2.3% n/a n/a
EGI Ellerston Global Investments International $1.05 $1.17 ^ -10.0% -9.2% -9.1% n/a
WGF Watermark Global Leaders International (Market Neutral) $0.89 $1.08 ^ -17.6% -13.4% n/a n/a
ALI Argo Global Listed Infrastructure International (Infrastructure) $1.89 $2.23 # -15.2% -14.3% -10.4% n/a
GVF Global Value Fund International (Multi Asset) $1.10 $1.10 ^ -0.9% 2.0% -2.6% n/a
FGG Future Generation Global Investments International (Fund of funds) $1.41 $1.34 ^ 4.9% -2.1% n/a n/a
PAI Platinum Asia Investments Asia $1.27 $1.19 # 6.7% 1.2% n/a n/a
EAI Ellerston Asian Investments Asia $1.03 $1.11 # -7.6% -8.8% n/a n/a
PAF PM Capital Asian Opportunities Asia $1.15 $1.26 # -8.5% -4.6% -10.4% n/a
" The Fully Diluted Indicative NTA has been adjusted for options dilution (100% excercise) and dividends. Dividends are removed from the NTA once the security goes ex-date and until the receipt of the
new ex-dividend NTA . # The Indicative NTA is the actual reported w eekly pre-tax NTA as w e have been unable to calculate the Indicative NTA w ithin a reasonable level of accuracy. ^ The Indicative
NTA is the actual reported monthly pre-tax NTA as w e have been unable to calculate the Indicative NTA w ithin a reasonable level of accuracy.* Average premium/discounts as at end of the previous
month. +Prem/Disc does not adjust for the dilution of unexercised options.
Indicative
Premium /
Discount"
Average Premium/Discount+ASX
CodeCompany Name Investment Mandate
Share
Price
Fully Diluted
Indicative Pre-
Tax NTA"
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 16
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
LIC Indicative NTA (continued)
Using the Bell Potter Indicative NTA, we calculate the effective impact on the share price if the premium or discount were to
normalise to the 1, 3, 5 and 10 year average. We have also calculated this figure on an annualised basis.
The Indicative NTA is not without error and clearly susceptible to higher turnover, tax realisation, receipt and payment of dividends
and accrued performance fees. As such, variations will occur across LICs and different market conditions. We have included the
Average Error (average of the monthly NTA less Indicative NTA), Average Absolute Error (average of the monthly NTA less
Indicative NTA on an absolute basis), and the range of Minimum and Maximum Errors over the previous 12-month period.
Table 11: Premium/Discount Normalisation and Error Tracking (as at 20 August 2018)
1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
AFI AFIC 1.8% 2.6% 3.3% 2.6% 1.8% 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
ARG Argo Investments 2.3% 3.2% 2.9% 1.9% 2.3% 1.0% 0.6% 0.2%
AUI Australian United Investments 2.2% 0.6% 0.4% -0.4% 2.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
MLT Milton Corporation 1.4% 1.9% 2.1% -0.2% 1.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0%
BKI BKI Investment 8.1% 8.5% 6.9% 0.8% 8.1% 2.8% 1.3% 0.1%
CIN Carlton Investments 0.9% 0.5% 0.9% -2.6% 0.9% 0.2% 0.2% -0.3%
DUI Diversified United Investments -0.2% -1.3% -1.6% -2.2% -0.2% -0.4% -0.3% -0.2%
WHF Whitefield 1.0% -0.2% 0.5% -0.8% 1.0% -0.1% 0.1% -0.1%
AMH AMCIL 1.0% 3.7% 4.8% 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% 0.1%
WLE WAM Leaders -3.8% n/a n/a n/a -3.8% n/a n/a n/a
FSI Flagship Investments -2.5% -5.2% -4.2% -0.9% -2.5% -1.8% -0.9% -0.1%
WAM WAM Capital -2.1% -6.4% -10.3% -24.4% -2.1% -2.2% -2.2% -2.8%
MIR Mirrabooka Investments 5.1% 9.0% 9.0% 1.9% 5.1% 2.9% 1.7% 0.2%
WIC WestOz Investments -2.8% -4.9% -3.1% n/a -2.8% -1.7% -0.6% n/a
WAX WAM Research -3.8% -9.0% -14.3% -31.4% -3.8% -3.1% -3.0% -3.7%
TOP Thorney Opportunities 5.1% 8.0% n/a n/a 5.1% 2.6% n/a n/a
OZG OzGrowth -0.4% 0.1% 2.4% -3.8% -0.4% 0.0% 0.5% -0.4%
TEK Thorney Technologies 13.8% n/a n/a n/a 13.8% n/a n/a n/a
WAA WAM Active 1.0% 0.5% 5.0% -4.4% 1.0% 0.2% 1.0% -0.4%
NSC NAOS Small Cap Opportunities 2.9% 2.4% 1.9% -6.5% 2.9% 0.8% 0.4% -0.7%
ACQ Acorn Capital Investments -2.3% -3.6% n/a n/a -2.3% -1.2% n/a n/a
ALF Australian Leaders Fund 3.8% 14.5% 18.2% 8.6% 3.8% 4.6% 3.4% 0.8%
CDM Cadence Capital -0.7% 1.9% -0.6% -11.9% -0.7% 0.6% -0.1% -1.3%
NCC NAOS Emerging Opportunities 1.7% -4.8% -7.9% n/a 1.7% -1.6% -1.6% n/a
DJW Djerriwarrh Investments 7.1% 18.2% 20.6% 16.6% 7.1% 5.7% 3.8% 1.6%
PL8 Plato Income Maximiser 7.1% n/a n/a n/a 7.1% n/a n/a n/a
FGX Future Generation Investments -7.4% -5.9% n/a n/a -7.4% -2.0% n/a n/a
AEG Absolute Equity Performance -1.1% n/a n/a n/a -1.1% n/a n/a n/a
WMK Watermark Market Neutral 2.1% 6.3% 6.9% n/a 2.1% 2.1% 1.3% n/a
SNC Sandon Capital -0.5% -4.9% n/a n/a -0.5% -1.7% n/a n/a
URB URB Investments 2.8% n/a n/a n/a 2.8% n/a n/a n/a
MFF MFF Capital Investments -7.0% -6.7% -2.9% -6.5% -7.0% -2.3% -0.6% -0.7%
PMC Platinum Capital -5.5% -6.4% -7.4% -10.5% -5.5% -2.2% -1.5% -1.1%
TGG Templeton Global Growth 0.0% -1.6% 0.9% -3.9% 0.0% -0.5% 0.2% -0.4%
PIA Pengana International Equities -3.6% -6.5% -8.2% -11.0% -3.6% -2.2% -1.7% -1.2%
PGF PM Capital Global Opportunities -1.4% -3.8% n/a n/a -1.4% -1.3% n/a n/a
APL Antipodes Global Investments 3.0% n/a n/a n/a 3.0% n/a n/a n/a
EGI Ellerston Global Investments 1.6% 1.7% n/a n/a 1.6% 0.6% n/a n/a
WGF Watermark Global Leaders 4.2% n/a n/a n/a 4.2% n/a n/a n/a
ALI Argo Global Listed Infrastructure 1.0% 4.8% n/a n/a 1.0% 1.6% n/a n/a
GVF Global Value Fund 2.9% -1.7% n/a n/a 2.9% -0.6% n/a n/a
FGG Future Generation Global Investments -7.0% n/a n/a n/a -7.0% n/a n/a n/a
PAI Platinum Asia Investments -5.5% n/a n/a n/a -5.5% n/a n/a n/a
EAI Ellerston Asian Investments -1.2% n/a n/a n/a -1.2% n/a n/a n/a
PAF PM Capital Asian Opportunities 3.9% -1.9% n/a n/a 3.9% -0.6% n/a n/a
ASX
CodeCompany Name
Share Price Impact if Premium/Discount
normalises*
Share Price Impact if Premium/Discount
normalises is annualised+
* Refers to the current share price divided by the indicative pre-tax NTA as compared to the average 1, 3, 5 and 10 year Discount/Premium share price to pre-tax NTA as at end of the
previous month, over the relevant time period of 1, 3, 5 and 10 years. * Refers to the current share price divided by the indicative pre-tax NTA as compared to the average 1, 3, 5 and 10
year Discount/Premium share price to pre-tax NTA as at end of the previous month, annualised over the relevant time period of 1, 3, 5 and 10 years.
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 17
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
LIC Indicative NTA (continued)
A number of LICs under our coverage currently have options outstanding. Options dilute the NTA when exercised and therefore
have an impact on the premium or discount.
Table 12: Dilution Effect of Outstanding Options on Indicative NTA (as at 20 August 2018)
100% 50%
AFI AFIC n/a 1,186,147 n/a n/a $6.21 $6.25 n/a
ARG Argo Investments n/a 709,229 n/a n/a $8.30 $8.36 n/a
AUI Australian United Investments n/a 124,006 n/a n/a $9.00 $9.49 n/a
MLT Milton Corporation n/a 663,746 n/a n/a $4.66 $4.74 n/a
BKI BKI Investment n/a 725,311 n/a n/a $1.55 $1.64 n/a
CIN Carlton Investments n/a 26,475 n/a n/a $34.15 $39.01 n/a
DUI Diversified United Investments n/a 209,842 n/a n/a $4.42 $4.62 n/a
WHF Whitefield n/a 87,494 n/a n/a $4.79 $5.19 n/a
AMH AMCIL n/a 261,500 n/a n/a $0.93 $0.99 n/a
WLE WAM Leaders n/a 703,204 n/a n/a $1.22 $1.22 n/a
FSI Flagship Investments n/a 25,503 n/a n/a $1.75 $1.95 n/a
WAM WAM Capital n/a 668,363 n/a n/a $2.50 $2.02 n/a
MIR Mirrabooka Investments n/a 159,030 n/a n/a $2.64 $2.52 n/a
WIC WestOz Investments WICOC 133,242 8,646 $1.060 $1.17 $1.29 $0.085 31-Aug-19 -8.0% -8.4%
WAX WAM Research n/a 188,406 n/a n/a $1.64 $1.29 n/a
TOP Thorney Opportunities n/a 203,619 n/a n/a $0.68 $0.81 n/a
OZG OzGrowth OZGOC 356,428 35,469 $0.190 $0.19 $0.23 $0.006 31-Aug-19 -19.6% -19.6%
TEK Thorney Technologies n/a 257,369 n/a n/a $0.25 $0.27 n/a
WAA WAM Active WAAO 41,827 29,061 $1.140 $1.15 $1.09 $0.002 17-Sep-18 3.5% 4.2%
NSC NAOS Small Cap Opportunities NSCG 168,996 265 n/a $0.82 $0.92 $100.8 31-Mar-20 -11.4% -11.4%
ACQ Acorn Capital Investments n/a 52,711 n/a n/a $1.24 $1.39 n/a
ALF Australian Leaders Fund n/a 272,524 n/a n/a $1.08 $1.25 n/a
CDM Cadence Capital n/a 317,958 n/a n/a $1.34 $1.25 n/a
NCC NAOS Emerging Opportunities n/a 59,674 n/a n/a $1.25 $1.23 n/a
DJW Djerriwarrh Investments n/a 220,949 n/a n/a $3.34 $3.31 n/a
PL8 Plato Income Maximiser PL8O 296,620 295,917 $1.100 $1.04 $1.11 $0.001 29-Apr-19 -6.4% -6.4%
FGX Future Generation Investments n/a 351,351 n/a n/a $1.31 $1.27 n/a
AEG Absolute Equity Performance n/a 101,294 n/a n/a $1.17 $1.19 n/a
WMK Watermark Market Neutral n/a 87,583 n/a n/a $0.87 $0.98 n/a
SNC Sandon Capital n/a 48,435 n/a n/a $1.00 $1.01 n/a
URB URB Investments n/a 73,167 n/a n/a $0.98 $1.05 n/a
MFF MFF Capital Investments n/a 540,997 n/a n/a $2.81 $2.93 n/a
PMC Platinum Capital n/a 285,921 n/a n/a $1.98 $1.72 n/a
TGG Templeton Global Growth n/a 222,156 n/a n/a $1.45 $1.59 n/a
PIA Pengana International Equities PIAO 247,475 242,650 $1.180 $1.20 $1.24 $0.010 10-May-19 -1.1% -1.9%
PGF PM Capital Global Opportunities n/a 350,910 n/a n/a $1.31 $1.43 n/a
APL Antipodes Global Investments APLO 381,963 187,703 $1.100 $1.15 $1.26 $0.047 15-Oct-18 -5.3% -7.0%
EGI Ellerston Global Investments n/a 109,616 n/a n/a $1.05 $1.17 n/a
WGF Watermark Global Leaders WGFO 82,585 82,799 $1.100 $0.89 $1.08 $0.001 16-Nov-18 -17.6% -17.6%
ALI Argo Global Listed Infrastructure n/a 141,883 n/a n/a $1.89 $2.23 n/a
GVF Global Value Fund n/a 147,262 n/a n/a $1.10 $1.10 n/a
FGG Future Generation Global Investments n/a 296,112 n/a n/a $1.41 $1.34 n/a
PAI Platinum Asia Investments n/a 360,004 n/a n/a $1.27 $1.19 n/a
EAI Ellerston Asian Investments EAIO 109,422 60,931 $1.000 $1.03 $1.18 $0.027 28-Feb-19 -7.6% -9.6%
PAF PM Capital Asian Opportunities n/a 56,314 n/a n/a $1.15 $1.26 n/a
Strike
^ The Indicative NTA has been adjusted for dividends once the security goes ex-date and until the receipt of the new ex-dividend NTA . # The Indicative NTA is the actual reported w eekly or monthly pre-
tax NTA as w e have been unable to calculate the Indicative NTA w ithin a reasonable level of accuracy. * Average premium/discounts as at end of the previous month.
ASX
CodeCompany Name Code
Shares On
Issue ('000)
Options
('000)
Share
Price
Indicative
NTA^
Option
Price
Eff. Prem/Disc
after % Exc.Expiry
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 18
SOURCE: COMPANY DATA, IRESS & BELL POTTER
Liquidity
Liquidity is an important characteristic to consider when making an investment. Liquidity is the ability to buy or sell a particular
security . Unfortunately, the volume traded among some LICs can be quite thin at times and may be difficult to trade larger l ines
Therefore, liquidity needs to be taken into consideration when investing in this asset class. In the table below, we have a look at the
3 year Weekly and Monthly Averages for the LICs in our coverage.
Table 13: Liquidity
ASX
CodeCompany name
Shares on
Issue
(20 Aug 2018)
March
2018
Quarter
June 2018
Quarter
Volume
Quarterly
Change
3 Year
Average
Weekly
3 Year
Average
Weekly Value
3 Year
Average
Montly
3 Year
Average
Monthly Value
Domestic Equity
AFI AFIC 1,186,146,594 28,695,787 27,271,038 -5% 2,007,192 $11,783,644 8,697,833 $51,062,459
ARG Argo Investments 709,228,558 12,454,777 14,071,101 13% 968,662 $7,438,979 4,197,536 $32,235,578
AUI Australian United 124,006,471 882,776 1,360,481 54% 88,575 $686,953 383,826 $2,976,796
MLT Milton Corporation 663,745,963 13,121,878 10,987,971 -16% 893,723 $3,956,763 3,872,801 $17,145,974
BKI BKI Investment 725,311,402 13,135,114 21,719,060 65% 1,086,388 $1,754,116 4,707,683 $7,601,168
CIN Carlton Investments 26,474,675 107,667 135,292 26% 12,441 $396,376 53,911 $1,717,631
DUI Diversified United 209,841,563 3,106,100 3,458,709 11% 229,500 $831,859 994,500 $3,604,721
WLE WAM Leaders * 703,203,693 74,771,012 64,304,590 -14% 4,047,561 $4,586,398 17,539,432 $19,874,393
WHF Whitefield 87,494,491 2,142,399 1,564,302 -27% 135,566 $597,366 587,452 $2,588,586
QVE QV Equities 275,536,547 13,584,608 14,974,131 10% 968,641 $1,145,349 4,197,443 $4,963,177
PIC Perpetual Equity Invest Co 254,442,926 21,133,873 13,961,130 -34% 1,131,032 $1,162,160 4,901,137 $5,036,028
AMH AMCIL 261,499,774 8,922,545 8,180,920 -8% 435,421 $394,480 1,886,823 $1,709,413
WDE Wealth Defenders Equity 126,354,065 6,665,235 8,868,779 33% 635,707 $522,721 2,754,732 $2,265,122
CAM Clime Capital 89,545,208 4,118,908 3,990,463 -3% 352,426 $297,848 1,527,180 $1,290,674
FSI Flagship Investments 25,502,736 809,683 578,187 -29% 55,239 $85,282 239,370 $369,557
CBC CBG Capital 25,130,819 2,667,264 1,840,264 -31% 77,581 $69,190 336,186 $299,821
WAM WAM Capital 668,363,006 43,642,178 42,560,759 -2% 3,441,455 $8,021,783 14,912,973 $34,761,060
MIR Mirrabooka 159,030,487 3,464,370 4,264,431 23% 302,432 $815,223 1,310,540 $3,532,635
WAX WAM Research 188,406,337 8,715,368 9,102,116 4% 873,371 $1,268,497 3,784,608 $5,496,820
WIC WestOz Investment Co. 133,242,303 3,210,207 2,817,361 -12% 323,393 $307,458 1,401,370 $1,332,319
OZG Ozgrowth 356,428,161 5,961,192 5,302,788 -11% 559,612 $86,169 2,424,985 $373,401
NAC Naos Absolute Opps Co 52,536,889 3,589,995 2,318,906 -35% 323,432 $335,149 1,401,537 $1,452,312
WMI WAM Microcap * 140,151,337 12,934,321 7,402,231 -43% 942,028 $1,250,688 4,082,120 $5,419,648
NSC Naos Small Cap Opps Co 168,995,806 12,064,463 11,826,102 -2% 1,129,149 $1,091,428 4,892,978 $4,729,521
NCC Naos Emerging Opps Co 59,673,562 2,496,154 2,297,127 -8% 210,779 $264,005 913,376 $1,144,023
ACQ Acorn Capital 52,711,408 4,419,027 3,936,181 -11% 298,088 $282,887 1,291,714 $1,225,843
BTI Bailador Tech Investments 120,247,831 2,825,055 3,066,976 9% 308,155 $298,643 1,335,340 $1,294,122
CDM Cadence Capital 317,957,644 13,985,977 16,853,980 21% 1,345,895 $1,793,087 5,832,213 $7,770,045
ALF Australian Leaders Fund 272,523,924 30,843,072 29,235,016 -5% 1,602,436 $1,999,100 6,943,889 $8,662,767
WAA WAM Active 41,826,595 1,683,048 2,328,407 38% 162,894 $174,994 705,876 $758,306
AEG Absolute Equity Perf Fund * 101,294,236 7,601,611 12,546,884 65% 675,369 $751,862 2,926,599 $3,258,068
WMK Watermark Market Neutral 87,582,507 6,658,694 7,666,004 15% 533,701 $517,090 2,312,703 $2,240,724
DJW Djerriwarrh Investments 220,948,575 9,301,191 9,617,224 3% 607,277 $2,280,375 2,631,536 $9,881,625
PL8 Plato Income Maximiser * 296,619,760 18,198,004 18,924,064 4% 1,474,521 $1,576,532 6,389,593 $6,831,638
International Equity
MFF MFF Capital Investments 540,997,040 24,031,832 18,016,845 -25% 1,762,925 $3,499,563 7,639,342 $15,164,774
PMC Platinum Capital 285,921,029 18,552,572 17,197,318 -7% 1,149,759 $2,027,312 4,982,289 $8,785,018
APL Antipodes Gbl Invest Co * 381,963,269 27,868,289 30,256,825 9% 2,018,534 $2,417,244 8,746,979 $10,474,724
TGG Templeton Global Growth 222,156,330 12,558,349 11,640,074 -7% 978,810 $1,257,199 4,241,510 $5,447,862
PIA Pengana International Eq 247,475,222 15,036,425 13,278,640 -12% 1,422,591 $1,718,384 6,164,562 $7,446,330
PGF PM Capital Global Opp 350,909,977 18,769,648 13,900,685 -26% 2,004,873 $2,054,965 8,687,784 $8,904,849
EGI Ellerston Global Investments 109,616,197 7,272,794 8,212,059 13% 349,425 $363,428 1,514,174 $1,574,856
WGF Watermark Global Leaders * 82,585,375 8,209,150 7,661,631 -7% 416,132 $393,367 1,803,238 $1,704,592
GVF Global Value Fund 147,262,122 5,250,062 5,410,636 3% 426,663 $459,036 1,848,875 $1,989,154
ALI Argo Global Infrastructure 141,882,628 6,668,104 8,396,768 26% 514,372 $923,845 2,228,946 $4,003,329
EAI Ellerston Asian Investments * 109,422,330 8,887,093 9,608,538 8% 568,466 $545,193 2,463,353 $2,362,505
PAF PM Capital Asian Opp 56,313,902 4,269,842 3,619,935 -15% 350,534 $362,546 1,518,982 $1,571,031
Specialist
FGX Future Gen Invest Co 351,351,497 25,579,844 14,547,565 -43% 1,702,708 $1,937,485 7,378,400 $8,395,767
FGG Future Gen Global Invest * 296,112,380 13,252,193 10,982,111 -17% 1,156,804 $1,293,167 5,012,819 $5,603,722
URB URB Investments * 73,166,683 3,823,614 4,878,956 28% 258,809 $257,935 1,121,507 $1,117,719
SNC Sandon Capital 48,435,427 1,978,222 1,896,359 -4% 166,311 $157,256 720,680 $681,445
* History less than 3 years
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Indirect Cost Ratio: Fees and Expenses
In the Graphs below, we have provided the Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) for LICs in our coverage for the full year ending 30 June 2017.
The ICR has been calculated both with and without performance fees. We are using this method of calculation to standardise the
cost ratios across our LIC universe given the many different interpretations of the Management Expense Ratio, which is a frequently
used expense calculation. ICR is generally accepted as the principal expense ratio calculation for the Managed Funds industry.
Note, a number of LICs have been on the market for less than a year, therefore ICR is non-applicable.
Graph 12: Indirect Cost Ratio
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 20
AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION INVESTMENT CO (AFI)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.14% Share price $6.16
Listed: 1936 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.14% Pre-tax NTA $6.27
Post-tax NTA $5.34
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -1.8%
Post-tax NTA 15.4%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.2400
Yield 3.9%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.6%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 1186.1m
Derivatives: Options used to generate additional income in its short-term trading portfolio. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $95m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 1186.1m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, VWAP 5 day average price post ex-date Market capitalisation 7306.7m
Other: Affiliated with AMCIL (AMH), Djerriwarrh (DJW) and Mirrabooka (MIR).
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. AFI Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 2.0% 0.3% 10.3% 4.4% 6.7% 6.5%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -6.0% -3.7% -3.4% -5.1% -3.6% 0.3%
NTA+
Performance 7.5% 3.6% 10.9% 6.8% 8.2% 6.5%
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return -1.0% -0.7% -2.1% -2.2% -1.8% 0.1%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Commonwealth Bank 7.9
BHP 6.6
Westpac Banking Corp 6.3
CSL 5.1
Wesfarmers 4.6
Rio Tinto 4.0
National Australia Bank 3.5
ANZ Banking Group 3.3
Transurban Group 3.3
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Portfolio) Macquarie Group 2.8
Sharpe Standard Amcor 2.5
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Woolworths Group 2.4
Year 1 -0.41 1.01 7.5% Oil Search 2.0
Year 3 -0.66 0.21 8.6% Woodside Petroleum 1.8
Year 5 -0.45 0.47 7.9% Telstra Corporation 1.6
NTA+ Brambles 1.5
Year 1 -2.15 1.21 6.7% Sydney Airport 1.5
Year 3 -1.99 0.40 10.6% AGL Energy 1.3
Year 5 -1.50 0.49 10.8% Treasury Wine Estates 1.3
James Hardie Industries 1.3
% of Total 64.4* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
AFI takes a medium to longer term view of value which means that the aim is to buy and hold
individual stocks for the long term based on selection criteria which, in summary, include:
formulation and execution of the business strategy and its underlying business value; key
financial indicators, including cash flow, prospective price earnings relative to projected growth,
sustainability of earnings and dividend yield; and corporate governance practices.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Mark Freeman (CEO). Directors: Terrence Campbell (Chairman), Ross
Barker, Jacqueline Hey, John Paterson, David Peever, Catherine Walter, Peter Williams and
Graeme Liebelt.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$5.20
$5.85
$6.50
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
AFI ALL ORDINARIES
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$7.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
Financials
Materials
Industrials Healthcare
Consumer Staples
Other
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 21
ARGO INVESTMENTS (ARG)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.15% Share price $7.97
Listed: 1946 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.15% Pre-tax NTA $8.16
Post-tax NTA $7.16
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -2.3%
Post-tax NTA 11.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.3150
Yield 4.0%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.6%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 709.2m
Derivatives: Options used to generate additional income in its short-term trading portfolio. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $226.26m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 709.2m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 2% discount to 4 day VWAP from record date Market capitalisation 5652.6m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. ARG Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 1.8% -0.1% 8.1% 4.1% 8.4% 5.5%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -6.2% -4.1% -5.6% -5.4% -1.9% -0.7%
NTA+
Performance 7.5% 3.2% 10.2% 7.1% 8.8% 6.3%
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return -1.0% -1.1% -2.8% -1.9% -1.2% -0.1%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Westpac Banking Corp 5.9
Macquarie Group 5.2
ANZ Banking Group 4.7
BHP Billiton 4.6
Wesfarmers 4.3
Commonwealth Bank 4.0
CSL 3.7
Rio Tinto 3.2
National Australia Bank 2.8
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) AUI Company 2.1
Sharpe Standard Telstra 2.1
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Origin Energy 1.9
Year 1 -0.72 0.77 7.0% APA Group 1.8
Year 3 -0.63 0.20 7.6% Sydney Airport 1.8
Year 5 -0.22 0.71 7.7% Twenty-First Century Fox 1.7
NTA+ Woolworths 1.7
Year 1 -1.85 1.19 6.3% Milton Corporation 1.6
Year 3 -1.24 0.47 9.7% Ramsay Health Care 1.6
Year 5 -0.69 0.60 9.9% Computershare 1.5
Aristocrat Leisure 1.5
% of Total 57.7* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
ARG's objective is to maximise long-term returns to shareholders through a balance of capital
and dividend growth. The Company seeks to invest in quality companies that display sound
management and a capability to grow profitability to fund increasing dividend payments. ARG is
a value orientated, bottom-up stock picker whose objective is to buy on price weakness and
hold for the long-term. ARG characterises itself as moderately benchmark aware, value driven
and fundamentally based.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Jason Beddow (MD), Andy Forster (SIO), Brydie Lloyd-Roberts, Paul
Frost, Andrew Moller and Colin Whitehead. Directors: Russell Higgins AO (Chairman), Anne
Brennan, Jason Beddow, Chris Cuffe AO, Joycelyn Morton, Liz Lewin and Roger Davis.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$6.80
$7.65
$8.50
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
ARG ALL ORDINARIES
FinancialsMaterials
Consumer Staples
Health Care
Telecommunication Serv ices Other
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$7.00
$8.00
$9.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 22
AUSTRALIAN UNITED INVESTMENT CO (AUI)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.10% Share price $8.65
Listed: 1953 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.10% Pre-tax NTA $9.21
Post-tax NTA $7.91
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -6.1%
Post-tax NTA 9.4%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.3450
Yield 4.0%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.7%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 124.0m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $39m Cash (30 Jun 2018), $130m Debt (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 124.0m
Dividend reinvestment plan: 5 day average price from ex-date. Market capitalisation 1072.7m
Other: Affiliated with DUI
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. AUI Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 4.7% 1.3% 11.4% 7.0% 9.7% 5.7%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -3.3% -2.7% -2.3% -2.5% -0.6% -0.5%
NTA+
Performance 8.4% 3.7% 11.8% 8.1% 8.9% 5.7%
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return -0.1% -0.6% -1.2% -0.9% -1.1% -0.7%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Commonwealth Bank 7.3
ANZ Banking Group Ltd 6.3
CSL Ltd 6.1
Westpac Banking Corp 5.8
Wesfarmers Ltd 5.4
BHP Billiton Ltd 4.9
Rio Tinto Ltd 4.9
National Australia Bank 4.8
DUI Limited 4.6
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Woodside Petroleum Ltd 4.5
Sharpe Standard Transurban Group Ltd 4.3
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Woolworths Ltd 2.4
Year 1 -0.28 0.89 9.7% Sydney Airport 2.0
Year 3 -0.27 0.44 10.0% Sonic Healthcare Ltd 1.9
Year 5 -0.07 0.59 11.3% Atlas Arteria Ltd 1.7
NTA+ Lend Lease Group 1.7
Year 1 -1.59 1.28 7.1% W H Soul Pattinson 1.6
Year 3 -0.30 0.45 12.3% Event Hospitality and Ent 1.6
Year 5 -0.37 0.49 12.0% Oil Search Ltd 1.5
Brambles Ltd 1.5
% of Total 74.8* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
AUI is an investment company which seeks, through careful portfolio management, to reduce
risk and improve income from dividends and interest so as to maintain and grow dividend
distributions to shareholders over the long term. AUI was founded in 1953 by the late Sir Ian
Potter and The Ian Potter Foundation Ltd is today the Company's largest single shareholder.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel/Directors: Charles Goode AC (Chairman), Dion Hershan, Frederick
Grimwade and Jim Craig.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$7.40
$8.33
$9.25
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
AUI ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Materials
Industrials
Health Care
Consumer Staples
Other
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$7.00
$8.00
$9.00
$10.00
$11.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 23
MILTON CORPORATION (MLT)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.13% Share price $4.61
Listed: 1958 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.13% Pre-tax NTA $4.73
Post-tax NTA $4.16
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -2.5%
Post-tax NTA 10.8%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.1880
Yield 4.1%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.8%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 658.2m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $132m Cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 658.2m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 5 day VWAP post record date Market capitalisation 3034.2m
Other: MLT may use derivatives to exit a position
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. MLT Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 2.4% 0.4% 6.5% 5.2% 9.1% 6.6%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -5.6% -3.6% -7.2% -4.3% -1.2% 0.4%
NTA+
Performance 6.5% 2.1% 9.3% 7.0% 8.5% 7.0%
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -1.5% -1.9% -4.4% -2.5% -1.8% 0.8%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Westpac Banking Corp 9.9
Commonwealth Bank 7.3
WH Soul Pattinson 6.1
Wesfarmers Limited 4.5
National Australia Bank 4.2
BHP Billiton Limited 4.0
CSL Limited 3.7
ANZ Banking Group 3.1
Woolworths Limited 2.8
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Macquarie Bank 2.6
Sharpe Standard Bank of Queensland 2.4
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation AGL Energy Limited 2.2
Year 1 -0.91 0.61 6.2% Bendigo & Adelaide Bank 2.0
Year 3 -0.47 0.30 8.7% Blackmores Limited 1.7
Year 5 -0.12 0.60 10.3% Perpetual Limited 1.6
NTA+ Brickworks Limited 1.6
Year 1 -2.46 1.05 6.3% Insurance Australia Group 1.6
Year 3 -0.88 0.42 10.5% A P Eagers Limited 1.6
Year 5 -0.67 0.53 10.4% RIO Tinto Limited 1.6
Suncorp Group 1.6
% of Total 66.1* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
MLT is a long-term investor in companies, trusts, stapled securities and property. MLT seeks
to invest in well-managed companies and trusts with a profitable history and with the
expectation of sound dividend growth. MLT is not a speculative investor and does not sell its
assets to increase profit for distribution to shareholders. Capital profits are reinvested by the
Company for the benefit of shareholders.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Brendan O'Dea (MD), Sharon Johnson, Michael Borg and Michelle Wigglesw orth.
Investment Commitee: Rob Millner, Justine Jarvinen and Kevin Eley. Directors: Robert Millner (Chairman),
Kevin Eley, and Graeme Crampton
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$4.00
$4.50
$5.00
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
MLT ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Materials
Consumer Staples
EnergyHealth Care
Other
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
$4.50
$5.00
$5.50
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 24
BKI INVESTMENT CO (BKI)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: External (Contact Asset Mgmt) Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.16% Share price $1.53
Listed: 2003 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.16% Pre-tax NTA $1.63
Post-tax NTA $1.54
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -6.4%
Post-tax NTA -1.0%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0732
Yield 4.8%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 6.9%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 725.3m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $188m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 725.3m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 5 day VWAP post record date Market capitalisation 1106.1m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. BKI Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -3.4% -10.1% -1.6% 1.5% 6.0% 7.6%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -11.4% -14.1% -15.3% -8.0% -4.3% 1.4%
NTA+
Performance 6.0% -0.1% 6.1% 4.3% 6.1% 5.7%
Benchmark 8.4% 4.3% 13.2% 9.1% 10.0% 6.3%
Active return -2.4% -4.4% -7.1% -4.8% -3.9% -0.6%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
National Australia Bank 6.4
Westpac Bank 5.8
Commonwealth Bank 5.7
Wesfarmers Limited 4.3
New Hope Corporation 3.7
ANZ Banking Group 3.7
APA Group 3.7
Macquarie Group 3.1
Transurban Group 3.0
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Woolworths Limited 2.8
Sharpe Standard BHP Billiton 2.7
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Sydney Airport 2.6
Year 1 -1.55 -0.40 10.7% AGL Energy Limited 2.4
Year 3 -0.74 -0.10 10.1% IAG Limited 2.3
Year 5 -0.43 0.27 11.2% TPG Telecom 2.1
NTA+ Telstra Corporation 2.0
Year 1 -3.78 0.51 6.7% ASX Limited 2.0
Year 3 -2.17 0.17 10.1% Sonic Healthcare 1.9
Year 5 -1.66 0.31 10.1% ARB Corporation 1.8
Woodside Petroleum 1.8
% of Total 63.8* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
BKI invests with a long-term horizon in companies, trust and interest bearing securities, with a
focus on well-managed businesses with a profitable history and sound dividend or distribution
growth prospects. The portfolio had been built over 15 years, prior to being acquired by BKI and
listed in 2003.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Tom Millner, Will Culbert. Directors: Robert Millner (Chairman),
Alexander Payne, David Hall, Ian Huntley
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$1.44
$1.62
$1.80
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
BKI ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Consumer Staples
Utilities
Materials
Industrials
Other
-35%
-25%
-15%
-5%
5%
15%
25%
35%
$0.50
$0.70
$0.90
$1.10
$1.30
$1.50
$1.70
$1.90
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 25
CARLTON INVESTMENTS (CIN)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.08% Share price $33.08
Listed: 1970 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.08% Pre-tax NTA $37.09
Post-tax NTA $30.80
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -10.8%
Post-tax NTA 7.4%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $1.1900
Yield 3.6%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.1%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 26.5m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.1m
Cash/Debt: $16.76m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 26.6m
Dividend reinvestment plan: No Market capitalisation 875.8m
Other:
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. CIN Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 3.1% 0.8% 8.9% 5.3% 13.5% 11.5%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -4.9% -3.2% -4.8% -4.2% 3.2% 5.3%
NTA+
Performance 0.9% 0.6% 4.6% 5.9% 10.8% 10.1%
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return -7.6% -3.7% -8.4% -3.1% 0.8% 3.7%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Event Hospitality and Ent 42.2
National Australia Bank 6.2
Westpac Bank 5.3
Commonwealth Bank 4.3
AGL 3.7
Wesfarmers 3.1
ANZ Bank 2.9
BHP Billiton 2.8
Perpetual 1.8
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Bank of Queensland 1.5
Sharpe Standard James Hardie 1.4
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Gowing Bros 1.4
Year 1 -0.70 0.66 9.4% Amcor 1.2
Year 3 -0.46 0.26 10.2% Bendigo & Adelaide Bank 1.2
Year 5 0.31 0.89 11.9% Rio Tinto 1.2
NTA+ Origin Energy 1.2
Year 1 -1.14 0.29 6.4% Telstra 1.2
Year 3 -0.36 0.32 10.2% LendLease Group 1.0
Year 5 0.10 0.78 10.0% Orica 1.0
APA Group 1.0
% of Total 85.6* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
CIN's investment strategy is to invest in established listed blue chip stocks that provide high
levels of sustainable income through fully franked dividends. It is the mandate of the LIC to only
dispose of investments through takeovers, mergers or other exceptional circumstances that
may arise from time to time.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Directors: Mr Alan Rydge (Chairman), Mr Anthony Clark and Mr Murray Bleach.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$28.80
$32.40
$36.00
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
CIN ALL ORDINARIES
Consumer Discretionary
Financials
Materials
Utilities
Consumer Staples
Other
-35%
-25%
-15%
-5%
5%
15%
25%
35%
$0.00
$5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$20.00
$25.00
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
$45.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 26
DIVERSIFIED UNITED INVESTMENT (DUI)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.12% Share price $4.10
Listed: 1991 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.12% Pre-tax NTA $4.47
Post-tax NTA $3.80
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -8.3%
Post-tax NTA 7.9%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.1450
Yield 3.5%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.1%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 209.8m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $16.0m cash, $95m Debt (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 209.8m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 5 day average price from ex date Market capitalisation 860.4m
Other: Affiliated with AUI
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. DUI Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 3.0% 3.1% 14.4% 9.6% 11.4% 6.9%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -5.0% -0.9% 0.7% 0.1% 1.1% 0.7%
NTA+
Performance 10.4% 7.3% 15.8% 10.8% 11.1% 6.9%
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return 1.9% 3.0% 2.8% 1.8% 1.1% 0.5%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
CSL Ltd 10.5
Commonwealth Bank 7.1
ANZ Banking Group Ltd 5.5
Westpac Banking Corp 5.4
Transurban Group 5.0
National Australia Bank 4.0
BHP Billiton Ltd 3.9
Woodside Petroleum Ltd 3.8
Rio Tinto Ltd 3.8
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Vanguard VEU ETF 3.3
Sharpe Standard Wesfarmers Ltd 3.1
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Vanguard VTS ETF 2.8
Year 1 0.09 2.05 5.7% Lend Lease Corporation 2.3
Year 3 0.02 0.70 10.0% Sydney Airport 2.3
Year 5 0.15 0.72 11.8% WH Soul Pattinson 2.2
NTA+ Woolworths Ltd 2.1
Year 1 1.86 1.84 7.1% Atlas Arteria Ltd 1.9
Year 3 0.62 0.72 11.5% Vanguard VGT ETF 1.8
Year 5 0.33 0.68 12.0% Oil Search Ltd 1.7
Vanguard VERX ETF 1.6
% of Total 74.1* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
DUI seeks a mixture of current income and longer term capital gains within acceptable levels
of risk. It takes a medium to longer term view, investing in a diversified portfolio of Australian
equities, listed property trusts, short term deposits and international equity via exchange traded
funds.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Directors: Charles Goode AC (Chairman), Stephen Hiscock (Non-Executive Director), Andrew
Larke (Non-Executive Director) and Anthony Burgess (Non-Executive Director).
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$3.44
$3.87
$4.30
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
DUI ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Health Care
ETFs
Industrials
Energy
Other
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
$0.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 27
WAM LEADERS LIMITED (WLE)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian Listed Equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Wilson Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.62% Share price $1.15
Listed: May-16 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.62% Pre-tax NTA $1.22
Post-tax NTA $1.19
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -5.7%
Post-tax NTA -3.4%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0450
Yield 3.9%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.6%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 703.2m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage and in anticipaton of a decline in the market value of the security Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $114.9m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 703.2m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 4 day VWAP from (and including) ex-date Market capitalisation 808.7m
Other: Affliated with Wilson Asset Management
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WLE Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 2.2% 1.4% 7.3% n/a n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -5.8% -2.6% -6.4% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 7.1% 4.3% 9.1% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return -1.4% 0.0% -3.9% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings
as at 30-Jun-18
AGL Energy Limited
ANZ Banking Group
BHP Billiton Limited
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
CSL Limited
Fortescue Metals Group Limited
James Hardie Industries Plc
Macquarie Group Limited
Mayne Pharma Group Limited
Risk/Return Indicators Equity Portfolio Composition National Australia Bank Limited
Sharpe Standard Origin Energy Limited
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation QBE Insurance Group Limited
Year 1 -1.29 0.94 4.9% Rio Tinto Limited
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a South32 Limited
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a The Star Entertainment Group Limited
NTA+ Tabcorp Holdings Limited
Year 1 -1.02 0.97 6.6% Westpac Banking Corporation
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a Wesfarmers Limited
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a Woolworths Group Limited
Woodside Petroleum Limited* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WLE is a LIC focussed on investments within the S&P/ASX 200 Index. WLE’s investment
objective is to deliver investors a rising stream of fully franked dividends, provide capital growth
and preserve capital. WLE archives this by combining two different investment strategies – a
Research Driven strategy, which aims to identify micro and macro-economic trends and under
research companies, and Market driven strategy, which targets relatively short-term arbitrage
and mispricings.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Geoff Wilson, Chris Stott, Matthew Haupt, Martin Hickson, Oscar Oberg,
Tobias Yao, John Ayoub. Directors: Geoff Wilson (Chairman), Chris Stott, Kate Thorley, Melinda
Snowden, Lindsay Mann.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.96
$1.08
$1.20
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WLE ALL ORDINARIES
Top 20
ASX 21-100
ASX 101-200
Outside ASX 200
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
$1.00
$1.05
$1.10
$1.15
$1.20
$1.25
$1.30
2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 28
WHITEFIELD (WHF)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Ind Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: White Funds Management Pty Ltd Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.40% Share price $4.54
Listed: 1923 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.40% Pre-tax NTA $5.01
Post-tax NTA $4.60
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -9.4%
Post-tax NTA -1.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.1775
Yield 3.9%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.6%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 87.5m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.4m
Cash/Debt: $0.5m Cash (30 Jun 2018), $40.0m Conv. Pref. Share (Face Value) (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 87.9m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 2.5% discount to a 5 day VWAP from (and including) ex-date Market capitalisation 397.2m
Other: N/A
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WHF Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 0.7% -5.1% 3.9% 4.4% 9.6% 9.0%
Index 6.7% 2.6% 7.8% 7.7% 10.3% 9.2%
Active return -6.0% -7.7% -3.9% -3.3% -0.7% -0.2%
NTA+
Performance 6.1% 1.5% 5.7% 6.2% 9.8% 8.5%
Benchmark 6.7% 2.6% 7.8% 7.7% 10.3% 9.2%
Active return -0.6% -1.1% -2.1% -1.5% -0.5% -0.7%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Commonwealth Bank 9.1
Westpac Bank 7.5
CSL Limited 6.5
ANZ Bank 6.5
National Australia Bank 5.6
Wesfarmers Limited 4.7
Woolworths Limited 3.5
Macquarie Group 3.0
Telstra Corporation 2.4
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Insurance Australia Group 2.0
Sharpe Standard Scentre Group 1.8
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Amcor Limited 1.7
Year 1 -0.58 0.16 7.3% Aristocrat Leisure Limited 1.5
Year 3 -0.44 0.24 7.8% Transurban Group 1.3
Year 5 -0.08 0.76 8.8% Sonic Healthcare Limited 1.3
NTA+ Sydney Airport 1.2
Year 1 -1.92 0.41 7.3% ResMed Inc 1.2
Year 3 -1.00 0.30 12.1% AGL Energy Limited 1.1
Year 5 -0.26 0.56 12.2% Brambles Limited 1.1
Computershare Limited 1.1
% of Total 64.0* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX 200 Industrial Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Industrial Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WHF seeks to own a portfolio of attactively priced businesses with a proven or strengthening
ability to deliver shareholder value. Its investment strategy utilises a disciplined quantitative
and qualitative process to identify and assess Quality, Intrinsic Value and Mispricing, and will
seek to invest where these elements favour their shareholders. It takes a style neutral
approach which is designed to provide a diversified return despite their focus on industrials.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Angus Gluskie, Peter Borkovec. Will Seddon. Directors: David Iliffe
(Chairman), Angus Gluskie, Martin Fowler, Mark Beardow, Lance Jenkins and Will Seddon.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$4.00
$4.50
$5.00
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WHF ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Health Care
Consumer Staples
Industrials
Telecommunication Serv ices
Other
-25%
-15%
-5%
5%
15%
25%
$0.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 29
QV EQUITIES LIMITED (QVE)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian Listed Equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 300 Ex-20 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Investors Mutual Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.01% Share price $1.15
Listed: Aug-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.01% Pre-tax NTA $1.23
Post-tax NTA $1.18
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -6.5%
Post-tax NTA -2.5%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0410
Yield 3.6%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.1%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 275.5m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage or to replicate underlying positions Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $61.2m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0m Debt (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 275.5m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 316.9m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. QVE Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -1.7% -10.6% -11.3% 6.0% n/a n/a
Index 8.4% 4.3% 13.2% 9.1% 10.0% 6.3%
Active return -10.1% -14.9% -24.5% -3.1% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 5.1% 1.3% 5.3% 8.7% n/a n/a
Benchmark 7.4% 3.9% 15.9% 14.7% n/a n/a
Active return -2.3% -2.6% -10.6% -6.0% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Pact Group 4.3
Sonic Healthcare 4.1
Caltex Australia 4.1
Clydesdale Bank 4.0
Amcor Limited 3.9
Crown Resorts 3.8
Fletcher Building 3.8
Spark Infrastructure 3.7
Orica 3.3
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Portfolio) Steadfast Group 3.0
Sharpe Standard % of Total 38.0
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -3.12 -1.50 9.3%
Year 3 -0.24 0.31 10.9%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -2.23 0.45 5.7%
Year 3 -0.08 0.83 7.3%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against the
S&P/ASX 300 Ex-20 Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
QVE’s primary objective is to achieve long term value through a combination of capital growth
and income. This will be established by holding a diversified portfolio outside the S&P/ASX 20
Index. QVE will hold 20-50 stock mainly from the S&P/ASX 300 –ex Top 20. The Company
seeks to invest in quality companies that display four key characteristics; an established
competitive advantage, recurring and predictable earnings, strong management, and ability to
grow over time. QVE characterises itself as value-driven investor, with a bottom-up approach.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Anton Tagliaferro, Simon Conn. Directors: Peter McKillop (Chairman),
John McBain, Jennifer Horrigan, Anton Tagliaferro, Simon Conn.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$1.12
$1.26
$1.40
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
QVE ALL ORDINARIES
Cash
Materials
Consumer Discretionary Financials
Health Care
Other
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.50
$0.60
$0.70
$0.80
$0.90
$1.00
$1.10
$1.20
$1.30
$1.40
$1.50
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 30
PERPETUAL EQUITY INVESTMENT CO (PIC)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Aust/Intl Listed Equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Perpetual Investment Mgmt Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.32% Share price $1.17
Listed: Dec-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.32% Pre-tax NTA $1.16
Post-tax NTA $1.14
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 0.9%
Post-tax NTA 2.6%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0550
Yield 4.7%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 6.7%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 254.4m
Derivatives: Can use derivatives to hedge currency & securities, and short term invest. Strategy Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $70.6m Cash (30 Jun 2018), $0m Debt (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 254.4m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 297.7m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. PIC Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 5.9% 2.3% 18.9% 11.0% n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -2.1% -1.7% 5.2% 1.5% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 6.5% 1.1% 10.2% 9.0% n/a n/a
Benchmark 8.4% 4.3% 13.2% 9.1% 10.0% 6.3%
Active return -1.9% -3.2% -3.0% -0.1% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Domestic Securites
Westpac Banking Corp 8.1
Woolworths Ltd 7.6
Suncorp Group Ltd 5.0
National Australia Bank 4.6
BHP Billiton Ltd 4.0
International Securities
Shire PLC 8.0
Risk/Return Indicators Allocation of Invested Capital DowDuPont Inc 0.5
Sharpe Standard General Electric Co 0.4
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation % of Total 38.2
Year 1 0.99 2.15 7.5%
Year 3 0.18 1.02 8.2%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.41 0.89 8.4%
Year 3 -0.02 0.68 9.4%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
PIC’s concentrated portfolio will primarily consist of mid cap Australian companies along with a
smaller portion of global listed securities in an attempt to generate outperformance relative to
the benchmark. The Manager will undertake a bottom up research approach to identify
companies with four key quality characteristics; sound management, conservative debt
(typically d/e ratio less than 50%), quality of business, and recurring earnings. The portfolio will
traditionally consist between 20-40 securities.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Vince Pezzullo, Paul Skamvougeras, Anthony Aboud, Anthony Cay, Jack
Collopy, Nathan Hughes, Garry Laurence. Directors: Nancy Fox (Chairman), Virginia Malley,
John Edstein, Christine Feldmanis, David Lane
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.96
$1.08
$1.20
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
PIC ALL ORDINARIES
Australian Securities
Global Securities
Cash
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.10
$0.30
$0.50
$0.70
$0.90
$1.10
$1.30
$1.50
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 31
AMCIL (AMH)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.69% Share price $0.96
Listed: 2000 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.69% Pre-tax NTA $1.02
Post-tax NTA $0.94
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -5.9%
Post-tax NTA 2.1%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0350
Yield 3.6%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.2%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 261.5m
Derivatives: Options occasionally used to generate additional income. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $2.15m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 261.5m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 5 day average price post ex-date Market capitalisation 251.0m
Other: Affiliated with AFIC (AFI), Djerriwarrh (DJW) and Mirrabooka (MIR).
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. AMH Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 7.3% 7.9% 9.1% 6.4% 9.9% 9.6%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -0.7% 3.9% -4.6% -3.1% -0.4% 3.4%
NTA+
Performance 8.5% 5.2% 11.6% 8.1% 10.3% 9.7%
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return 0.0% 0.9% -1.4% -0.9% 0.3% 3.3%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
BHP 5.8
CSL 5.5
Lifestyle Communities 4.0
Westpac Banking Corp 4.0
Macquarie Group 3.4
Mainfreight 3.2
National Australia Bank 3.1
Oil Search 3.1
Commonwealth Bank 3.0
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Freedom Foods Group 2.9
Sharpe Standard Qube Holdings 2.8
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Seek 2.5
Year 1 -0.63 0.98 6.5% Transurban Group 2.5
Year 3 -0.37 0.37 10.4% Amcor 2.4
Year 5 -0.04 0.52 13.3% CYBG 2.4
NTA+ James Hardie Industries 2.3
Year 1 -0.43 1.26 7.1% Woolworths Group 2.3
Year 3 -0.17 0.61 9.1% Reece 2.3
Year 5 0.05 0.72 10.2% Computershare 2.2
Challenger 2.2
% of Total 61.9* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
AMCIL’s concentrated portfolio covers both large and small companies . The number of
companies in the portfolio will usually comprise 30 to 40 stocks depending on market
conditions and thematic investment opportunities. The selection of stocks in the portfolio is
based on attractive valuations as well as the outlook for growth and the competitive structure of
the industry.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Mark Freeman (Chief Executive Officer). Directors: Bruce Teele
(Chairman), Ross Barker, Siobhan McKenna, Rupert Myer, Roger Brown, Jon Webster and Bob
Santamaria.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.75
$0.88
$1.00
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
AMH ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Materials
Industrials
Health Care
Consumer Staples
Other
-25%
-15%
-5%
5%
15%
25%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 32
WEALTH DEFENDERS EQUITY (WDE)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian Listed Equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Perennial Value Mgmt Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.25% Share price $0.85
Listed: May-15 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.25% Pre-tax NTA $0.96
Post-tax NTA $0.98
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -11.9%
Post-tax NTA -13.8%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0300
Yield 3.6%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.1%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 126.5m
Derivatives: Used to reduce magnitude of negative returns in falling market. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $10.7m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 126.5m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes, 2.5% discount Market capitalisation 106.9m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WDE Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -0.6% -3.4% 10.1% -2.5% n/a n/a
Index 8.4% 4.3% 13.2% 9.1% 4.3% 2.1%
Active return -9.0% -7.7% -3.1% -11.6% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 2.9% -0.3% 7.7% 2.6% n/a n/a
Benchmark 8.4% 4.3% 13.2% 9.1% 4.3% 2.1%
Active return -5.5% -4.6% -5.5% -6.5% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
BHP Billiton Limited 7.9
Commonwealth Bank 7.5
Westpac Bank 6.5
ANZ Banking Group 5.9
National Australia Bank 4.5
Woolworths Limited 4.0
Woodside Petroleum 2.8
TABCORP Holdings 2.2
Stockland 2.1
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Telstra Corporation. 1.9
Sharpe Standard QBE Insurance Group 1.9
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Origin Energy 1.8
Year 1 -0.28 0.78 9.4% Macquarie Group Limited 1.8
Year 3 -0.83 -0.38 13.3% Janus Henderson Group 1.7
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a Scentre Group 1.6
NTA+ GrainCorp Limited 1.5
Year 1 -1.10 0.85 5.8% Amcor Limited 1.5
Year 3 -1.35 0.01 7.9% Vocus Group Limited 1.4
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a Perpetual Limited 1.4
The Star Ent Group 1.4
% of Total 61.3* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WDE has a dual objective of outperforming the ASX 300 Accumulation Index and using
dynamic asset allocation and derivative protection strategies to provide downside protection
through the market cycles. The manager invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian shares,
with an ex-ASX top 20 bias. The portfolio is expected to contain between 35 and 100 securities.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: John Murray, Stephen Bruce, Dan Bosscher, Andrew Smith, Scott
Stewart. Directors: Alan Schoenheimer (Chairman), Paul Clitheroe, Richard Morath, Anthony
Patterson & John Murray.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.76
$0.86
$0.95
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WDE ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Materials
Energy
Consumer Staples
Real EstateOther
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 33
CLIME CAPITAL (CAM)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Clime Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.92% Share price $0.87
Listed: Apr-04 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.92% Pre-tax NTA $0.94
Post-tax NTA $0.91
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -8.0%
Post-tax NTA -4.9%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0500
Yield 5.8%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 8.3%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 89.3m
Derivatives: The manager has the ability to use derivatives to manage excessive risk concentrations. Options/other 22.3m
Cash (Fixed Income)/Debt: Cash $12.3m (30 Jun 2018), Debt $20.7m (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 111.6m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, at 1% discount to 4-day VWAP from (and incl.) record date. Market capitalisation 77.3m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. CAM Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 2.1% -1.6% 5.3% 4.2% 2.1% 7.1%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -5.9% -5.6% -8.4% -5.3% -8.2% 0.9%
NTA+
Performance 3.6% 1.6% 11.6% 4.4% 2.3% 5.3%
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -4.4% -2.4% -2.1% -5.1% -8.0% -0.9%
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Domestic Equities
ANZ Banking Group 3.2
National Australia Bank 2.8
Commonwealth Bank 2.6
Webjet Limited 3.6
Janus Henderson Group 3.5
Boral Limited 2.7
Credit Corp Group 2.7
Navigator Global Invest. 3.5
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Portfolio) Collins Foods Limited 3.0
Sharpe Standard Jumbo Interactive Limited 2.7
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation International Equities
Year 1 -1.32 0.42 6.1% Reckitt Benckiser 0.8
Year 3 -0.54 0.17 9.8% Alphabet Inc 0.7
Year 5 -0.79 -0.09 9.2% Fresenius Medical Care 0.6
NTA+ % of Total 32.5
Year 1 -0.39 1.52 5.8%
Year 3 -0.90 0.21 8.4%
Year 5 -1.26 -0.07 8.8%*+ The investment performance calculat ion has been impacted by the init ial uplif t associated with the 1 for 4 Renounceable Rights issue
(CAM PA) issued in April 2007. However, this is offset by the ongoing cost of the issue which has an effect ive 7.5%fully franked coupon.
CAM PA converts into ordinary equity in April 2017.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
CAM applies a four tier strategy: Acquire securities in attractive companies when the market
price on offer trades at a discount to their assessed value; reduce or close positions when the
market price is well above the assessment of value; ensure each investment meets a realistic
required return to ensure the risk and return of the portfolio is properly balanced to achieve
returns without risking capital; seek investments with an enhanced yield; and maintain a high
cash position when prices are expensive and value is not readily available in the market.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Capital Structure
Information
Investment Personnel: John Abernethy (Chief Investment Officer). Directors: John Abernethy
(Chairman), Anthony Golowenko, Julian Gosse and Brett Spork
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.76
$0.86
$0.95
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
CAM ALL ORDINARIES
AUD Cash & Equiv alents
USD Cash & Equiv alents
Portf olio Protection
Australian Equities
International Equities
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 34
FLAGSHIP INVESTMENTS (FSI)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: EC Pohl & Co Pty Ltd Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.47% Share price $1.66
Listed: 2000 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.60% Pre-tax NTA $1.98
Post-tax NTA $1.87
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -16.2%
Post-tax NTA -11.2%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0750
Yield 4.5%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 6.5%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 25.5m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $1.6m Cash, $0.0m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 25.5m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes. Market capitalisation 42.3m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. FSI Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 1.8% 3.4% 12.4% 11.8% 9.9% 7.3%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -6.2% -0.6% -1.3% 2.3% -0.4% 1.1%
NTA+
Performance 8.7% 3.8% 12.7% 9.1% 10.1% 8.0%
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return 0.7% -0.2% -1.0% -0.4% -0.2% 1.8%
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Macquarie Group 6.2
Rio Tinto 6.1
Commonwealth Bank 5.5
Domino’s Pizza 5.1
IPH Limited 5.1
Carsales.Com 4.7
Woodside Petroleum 4.5
CSL 4.4
SEEK 4.0
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Portfolio) Magellan Financial Group 3.8
Sharpe Standard % of Total 49.4
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -0.11 0.94 10.3%
Year 3 0.22 0.75 12.2%
Year 5 -0.03 0.52 13.5%
NTA+
Year 1 -0.17 1.04 9.6%
Year 3 -0.06 0.57 11.5%
Year 5 -0.04 0.63 11.3%
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
FSI provides investors with access to a diversified Australian investment portfolio. It aims to
maintain 90% of available funds in equity investments with the balance in cash and equivalent.
FSI is best suited to investors with a medium to long-term time horizon. FSI’s central
investment strategy is to invest in high quality business franchises that have the ability to grow
sales and earnings at rates above GDP, producing superior long term investment returns. The
active investment strategy comprises a broad spectrum of well managed companies.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Emmanuel Pohl (Managing Director). Directors: Emmanuel Pohl,
Dominic McGann (Chairman) and Sophie Mitchell
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$1.44
$1.62
$1.80
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
FSI ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Inf ormation Technology
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
Cash
Other
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 35
CBG CAPITAL (CBC)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian Listed Equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: CBG Asset Mgmt Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 2.19% Share price $0.93
Listed: Dec-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 2.19% Pre-tax NTA $1.06
Post-tax NTA $1.03
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -12.7%
Post-tax NTA -10.2%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0305
Yield 3.3%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 4.7%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 25.1m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage or hedging Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $0.25 cash (30 Jun 2018) and $0m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 25.1m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes, 2% discount from Apr 18 NTA Market capitalisation 23.2m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. CBC Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 8.1% 6.8% 6.3% 2.3% n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return 0.1% 2.8% -7.4% -7.2% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 6.9% 5.0% 12.2% 6.0% n/a n/a
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return -1.6% 0.7% -0.8% -3.0% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
BHP Billiton Limited 8.1
National Australia Bank 7.1
Wesfarmers Limited 5.6
Westpac Banking Corp 5.2
Commonwealth Bank 4.7
Speedcast International 4.4
Rio Tinto Limited 4.3
Woodside Petroleum 4.2
Webjet Limited 4.1
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 10) Afterpay Touch Group 4.0
Sharpe Standard % of Total 51.7
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -0.83 0.40 8.9%
Year 3 -0.45 -0.02 13.3%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.20 1.51 6.3%
Year 3 -0.53 0.33 10.3%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
CBC invests in portfolio of listed securities predominately in S&P/ASX200, with an emphasis
on ex-S&P/ASX100 securities. The mandate is index unaware and style neutral. The Manager
applies a disciplined investment process, using fundamental analysis to assess each
securities’ drivers, and then followed up by meeting with management. The portfolio will
typically consist of 30-60 securities and is expected to take material underweight or overweight
sector positions versus the index.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Ronni Chalmers, Scott Maddock, Vincent Cook, Michael Newbold.
Directors: Ronni Chalmers (Chairman), John Abernethy, James Beecher.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.76
$0.86
$0.95
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
CBC ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Materials
Consumer Staples
Telecommunication Serv ices
Energy
Other
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
$0.40
$0.50
$0.60
$0.70
$0.80
$0.90
$1.00
$1.10
$1.20
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 36
WAM CAPITAL (WAM)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Wilson Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.18% Share price $2.38
Listed: 1999 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.18% Pre-tax NTA $2.03
Post-tax NTA $1.98
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 17.2%
Post-tax NTA 20.2%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.1525
Yield 6.4%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 9.2%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 668.4m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage and in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. Options/other 0.0m
Cash (Fixed Income)/Debt: Cash $394.1m (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 668.4m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 2.5% discount to 4 day VWAP from (and including) ex-date Market capitalisation 1590.7m
Other: Affiliated with WAM Research (ASX code: WAX) and WAM Active (ASX code: WAA).
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WAM Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -1.7% 2.4% 6.0% 14.6% 15.0% 14.8%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -9.7% -1.6% -7.7% 5.1% 4.7% 8.6%
NTA+
Performance 5.2% 2.9% 12.8% 11.8% 11.7% 10.3%
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -2.8% -1.1% -0.9% 2.3% 1.4% 4.1%
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings
as at 30-Jun-18
Aveo Group Limited
Austal Limited
Bapcor Limited
Bega Cheese Limited
Corporate Travel Management Limited
Emeco Holdings Limited
Flight Centre Travel Group Limited
FlexiGroup Limited
Greencross Limited
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Composition Lifestyle Communities Limited
Sharpe Standard Mayne Pharma Group Limited
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Limited
Year 1 -0.72 0.51 6.4% Pengana International Equities Limited
Year 3 0.40 1.48 8.1% PSC Insurance Group Limited
Year 5 0.41 1.36 8.9% Scottish Pacific Group Limited
NTA+ Seven Group Holdings Limited
Year 1 -0.32 1.93 5.2% Seven West Media Limited
Year 3 0.28 1.43 6.4% Southern Cross Media Group Limited
Year 5 0.18 1.27 6.9% Templeton Global Growth Fund Limited
Wealth Defender Equities Limited* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WAM holds an actively managed diversified portfolio of undervalued growth companies, largely
found in the small/mid cap industrial sector. Investment objective to deliver a growing stream of
fully franked dividends, provide capital growth and to preserve capital. WAM has a two-fold
investment strategy, Research driven (Focus on free cash flow, company management,
earnings growth potential, valuation, industry position and catalyst for share price growth) and
Market driven (short-term relative arbitrage opportunities and market mispricing)
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Geoffrey Wilson, Chris Stott, Martin Hickson, Matt Haupt, John Ayoub,
Oscar Oberg and Tobias Yao. Directors: Geoffrey Wilson, Dr Philippa Ryan, James Chirnside,
Chris Stott, Kate Thorley and Lindsay Mann.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$2.08
$2.34
$2.60
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WAM ALL ORDINARIES
Listed Equity
(71.7%)
Fixed Interest & Cash (29.0%)
Short Portf olio (-0.7%)
-50%
-25%
0%
25%
50%
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 37
MIRRABOOKA INVESTMENTS (MIR)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P Midcap (50%); Small Ords (50%) as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.60% Share price $2.69
Listed: 2001 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.60% Pre-tax NTA $2.59
Post-tax NTA $2.29
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 3.9%
Post-tax NTA 17.5%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.1400
Yield 5.2%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 7.4%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 158.2m
Derivatives: Options occasionally used to generate additional income. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $28.29m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 158.2m
Dividend reinvestment plan: 5% discount to 6 day average price from ex-date Market capitalisation 425.4m
Other: Affiliated with AMCIL (AMH), AFIC (AFI) and Djerriwarrh (DJW).
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. MIR Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 4.7% 2.8% 4.9% 6.9% 10.3% 10.6%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -3.3% -1.2% -8.8% -2.6% 0.0% 4.4%
NTA+
Performance 7.0% 5.5% 15.0% 11.2% 12.9% 10.0%
Benchmark 6.2% 3.6% 18.1% 16.1% 14.3% 5.1%
Active return 0.8% 1.9% -3.1% -4.9% -1.4% 4.9%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Lifestyle Communities 4.0
Mainfreight 3.1
Qube Holdings 3.1
Alumina 2.9
Freedom Foods Group 2.8
Seek 2.6
Reece 2.6
Challenger 2.5
ARB Corporation 2.3
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) IRESS 2.3
Sharpe Standard ResMed 2.2
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation AUB Group 2.1
Year 1 -0.73 0.17 12.5% CYBG 1.9
Year 3 -0.19 0.33 13.2% Webjet 1.8
Year 5 0.00 0.51 14.5% Computershare 1.8
NTA+ Objective Corporation 1.8
Year 1 -0.77 2.43 5.1% Iluka Resources 1.7
Year 3 -0.88 1.06 8.1% ALS 1.7
Year 5 -0.27 1.05 9.6% Carsales.com 1.6
WH Soul Pattinson 1.6
% of Total 46.5* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/M id-cap (50%) and S&P/Small-cap (50%)
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
MIR objectives are to provide attractive investment returns over the medium to long term
through holding core investments in selected small and medium sized companies and to
provide attractive dividend returns. MIR focuses on attractive valuations, prospects for strong
growth and the potential to benefit from takeover activity.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Mark Freeman (Chief Executive Officer). Directors: Terrence Campbell
(Chairman), Ian Campbell, David Meiklejohn, Ross Barker, Dr Jackie Fairley.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$2.40
$2.70
$3.00
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
MIR ALL ORDINARIES
Industrials
Inf ormation Technology
Real Estate
Financials
Materials
Other
-35%
-25%
-15%
-5%
5%
15%
25%
35%
45%
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 38
WAM RESEARCH (WAX)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Wilson Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.32% Share price $1.51
Listed: 2003 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.32% Pre-tax NTA $1.28
Post-tax NTA $1.25
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 18.0%
Post-tax NTA 20.8%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0925
Yield 6.1%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 8.8%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 188.4m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage and in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. Options/other 0.0m
Cash (Fixed Income)/Debt: Cash $1.9m (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 188.4m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 2.5% discount to 4 day VWAP from (and including) ex-date Market capitalisation 284.5m
Other: Affiliated with WAM Capital (ASX code: WAM) and WAM Active (ASX code: WAA)
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WAX Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -0.2% 1.8% 6.4% 16.0% 16.2% 15.8%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -8.2% -2.2% -7.3% 6.5% 5.9% 9.6%
NTA+
Performance 6.0% 3.7% 13.2% 12.1% 12.9% 10.4%
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -2.0% -0.3% -0.5% 2.6% 2.6% 4.2%
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings
as at 30-Jun-18
Adairs Limited
AUB Group Limited
Accent Group Limited
Bapcor Limited
Corporate Travel Management Limited
Emeco Holdings Limited
Flight Centre Travel Group Limited
FlexiGroup Limited
Imdex Limited
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Composition Lifestyle Communities Limited
Sharpe Standard Mayne Pharma Group Limited
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Noni B Limited
Year 1 -0.62 0.39 9.6% Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited
Year 3 0.42 1.20 11.1% Pacific Current Group Limited
Year 5 0.45 1.20 11.0% PSC Insurance Group Limited
NTA+ Reece Limited
Year 1 -0.09 1.73 6.1% Scottish Pacific Group Limited
Year 3 0.30 1.56 6.1% SpeedCast International Limited
Year 5 0.29 1.67 5.9% Seven West Media Limited
Wagners Holdings Company Limited* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WAX is an LIC primarily investing in small to medium industrial companies listed on the ASX.
The investment objectives are to provide a growing stream of fully franked dividends and to
achieve a high real rate of return, comprising both income and capital growth within risk
parameters acceptable to the Directors. WAX has a research driven investment strategy,
focussed on identifying free cash flow, then rating the company’s management, earnings
growth potential, valuation, industry position and catalyst for share price growth.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Geoffrey Wilson, Chris Stott, Martin Hickson, Matt Haupt, John Ayoub,
Oscar Oberg and Tobias Yao. Directors: Geoffrey Wilson, Matthew Kidman, Julian Gosse,
Chris Stott, Kate Thorley and John Abernethy.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$1.36
$1.53
$1.70
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WAX ALL ORDINARIES
Listed Equity
(74.4%)
Fixed Interest & Cash (25.6%)
-50%
-25%
0%
25%
50%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
$1.80
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 39
WESTOZ INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED (WIC)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX Small Ords Accum as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Westoz Funds Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.89% Share price $1.17
Listed: Sep-09 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.23% Pre-tax NTA $1.28
Post-tax NTA $1.23
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -9.0%
Post-tax NTA -5.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0600
Yield 5.2%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 7.4%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 130.8m
Derivatives: No (allowed but not used). Options/other 11.0m
Cash/Debt: $47.2m Cash (30 Jun 2018) , $0.0m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 141.9m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes. Market capitalisation 152.4m
Other: Affiliated with Ozgrowth (ASX code: OZG).
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WIC Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 4.0% 0.9% 28.4% 15.9% 9.9% n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -4.0% -3.1% 14.7% 6.4% -0.4% n/a
NTA+
Performance 2.8% 3.5% 22.1% 14.9% 8.3% n/a
Benchmark 7.7% 4.7% 24.2% 15.0% 11.6% 2.6%
Active return -4.9% -1.2% -2.1% -0.1% -3.3% n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Cash 31.0
Australis Oil & Gas Limited 13.0
Cedar Woods Properties 9.0
Finbar Group Limited 7.0
Cooper Energy Limited 4.0
Mount Gibson Iron Limited 4.0
Austal Limited 4.0
Southern Cross Electrical 4.0
Macmahon Holdings 4.0
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 10) West African Resources 3.0
Sharpe Standard % of Total 83.0
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 1.71 2.49 10.3%
Year 3 0.54 0.92 14.6%
Year 5 -0.03 0.44 15.7%
NTA+
Year 1 -0.25 1.94 9.9%
Year 3 -0.01 1.21 10.2%
Year 5 -0.30 0.40 13.4%
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WIC invests in small to medium sized companies, generally with some connection to Western
Australia. Its investment objective is to generate consistent positive returns over the medium
term, thereby providing a reliable stream of dividends and capital growth for investors. A
concentrated portfolio (generally 10 to 20 stocks) is held and given the focus on Western
Australia, above average exposure to the resources sector is a feature. If suitable equity
investments are not available, large cash positions may be held from time to time.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Key Personnel: Philip Rees, Dermot Woods, Jay Hughes. Directors: Jay Hughes (Chairman),
Terry Budge, Simon Joyner.
Capital Structure
Information
5,000
6,563
8,125
$0.80
$1.05
$1.30
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WIC ALL ORDINARIES
Cash
Energy
Real Estate
Materials
Industrials
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
$1.80
$2.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 40
OZGROWTH (OZG)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed Benchmark: S&P/ASX Small Ords Accum as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Westoz Funds Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.38% Share price $0.18
Listed: Jan-08 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.38% Pre-tax NTA $0.23
Post-tax NTA $0.22
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -21.7%
Post-tax NTA -18.2%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0050
Yield 2.8%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 4.0%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 356.5m
Derivatives: No (allowed but not used). Options/other 35.5m
Cash/Debt: $12.2m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0 debt/hybrid (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 392.0m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 64.2m
Other: Affiliated with Westoz Investment Company (ASX code: WIC).
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. OZG Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 5.9% -1.4% 15.8% 8.8% 8.3% 5.1%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -2.1% -5.4% 2.1% -0.7% -2.0% -1.1%
NTA+
Performance 5.0% 4.3% 19.8% 13.8% 7.7% 5.5%
Benchmark 7.7% 4.7% 24.2% 15.0% 11.6% 2.6%
Active return -2.7% -0.4% -4.4% -1.2% -3.9% 2.9%
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Cash 19.0
Australis Oil & Gas Limited 12.0
Cedar Woods Properties 11.0
SRG Limited 5.0
Zenith Energy Limited 5.0
Cooper Energy Limited 5.0
Emerald Resources NL 4.0
Finbar Group Limited 3.0
Equatorial Resources 3.0
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 10) Medusa Mining Limited 3.0
Sharpe Standard % of Total 70.0
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 0.35 1.24 10.6%
Year 3 -0.05 0.35 17.7%
Year 5 -0.12 0.28 19.1%
NTA+
Year 1 -0.47 1.60 10.6%
Year 3 -0.10 0.85 13.2%
Year 5 -0.32 0.30 15.9%
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
OZG invests in small to medium sized companies, generally with some connection to Western
Australia. The group's investment objective is to generate a consistent positive return over the
medium term. OZG will hold a concentrated portfolio of securities and a variable but significant
amount of cash. It will also invest in smaller situations (sub $100m market cap) and consider
unlisted opportunities.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Key Personnel: Philip Rees, Dermot Woods, Jay Hughes. Directors: Jay Hughes (Chairman),
Simon Joyner, Michael Jefferies.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,980
6,760
$0.15
$0.18
$0.20
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
OZG ALL ORDINARIES
Cash
Energy
Real Estate Materials
Utilities
Industrials
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
$0.00
$0.05
$0.10
$0.15
$0.20
$0.25
$0.30
$0.35
$0.40
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 41
NAOS EX-50 OPPORTUNITIES (NAC)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Listed Equity (Long Only) Benchmark: S&P/ASX 300 Industrials Accum as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: NAOS Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 2.42% Share price $0.96
Listed: Nov-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 2.42% Pre-tax NTA $1.11
Post-tax NTA $1.09
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -14.0%
Post-tax NTA -12.4%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0525
Yield 5.5%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 7.9%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 52.5m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $3.3m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0.0m debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 52.5m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 50.2m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. NAC Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -3.0% -7.0% -2.8% 6.4% n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -11.0% -11.0% -16.5% -3.1% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance -0.9% -3.6% 5.7% 6.0% n/a n/a
Benchmark 8.4% 4.3% 13.2% 9.1% 10.0% 6.3%
Active return -9.3% -7.9% -7.5% -3.1% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Net Industry Exposure %
as at 30-Jun-18
Commercial Services 18.7
Telecommunications 16.6
Consumer Services 14.7
Capital Goods 14.0
Health Care 13.8
Food & Beverage 5.2
Financials 5.2
Retail 5.1
Cash 6.6
Risk/Return Indicators % of Total 100.0
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -1.74 -0.62 8.9%
Year 3 -0.24 0.32 12.0%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.87 0.49 6.2%
Year 3 -0.29 0.43 7.8%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 300 Industrials Accumulat ion Index. Benchmark changed 1st July 2018 and will be used as a past performance indicated
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
NAC seeks to protect investor capital whilst providing a sustainable growing stream of fully
franked dividends and long-term capital growth above the benchmark index. NAC aims to
provide investors with genuine, concentrated exposure to Australian undervalued listed mid-
cap companies (market capitalisation generally between$400 million and $1 billion+) with an
industrial focus.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Sebastian Evans (Managing Director), Robert Miller, Ben Rundle,
Chadd Knights, Rachel Folder. Directors: David Rickards (Independent Chairman), Warwick
Evans, Sebastian Evans.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.88
$0.99
$1.10
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
NAC ALL ORDINARIES
-50%
-25%
0%
25%
50%
$0.50
$0.60
$0.70
$0.80
$0.90
$1.00
$1.10
$1.20
$1.30
$1.40
$1.50
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 42
WAM MICROCAP (WMI)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX Small Ords Accum as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Wilson Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: n/a Share price $1.43
Listed: Jun-17 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: n/a Pre-tax NTA $1.35
Post-tax NTA $1.28
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 5.6%
Post-tax NTA 11.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0200
Yield 1.4%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 2.0%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 140.2m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage and in anticipaton of a decline in the market value of the security Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $35.4m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 140.2m
Dividend reinvestment plan: n/a Market capitalisation 199.7m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WMI Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -2.3% -1.0% 28.5% n/a n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -10.3% -5.0% 14.8% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 6.8% 2.2% 26.2% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 7.7% 4.7% 24.2% 15.0% 11.6% 2.6%
Active return -0.9% -2.5% 2.0% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings
as at 30-Jun-18
Adairs Limited
Austin Engineering Limited
Australian Vintage Limited
Axsesstoday Limited
Boom Logistics Limited
Cabcharge Australia Limited
Cardno Limited
CML Group Limited
Emeco Holdings Limited
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Composition Generational Development Group Limited
Sharpe Standard Integral Diagnostics Limited
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Noni B Limited
Year 1 0.91 1.71 15.1% Onevue Holdings Limited
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a Pacific Current Group Limited
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a PSC Insurance Group Limited
NTA+ Reckon Limited
Year 1 0.26 2.33 10.1% Specialty Fashion Group Limited
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a 360 Capital Total Return Fund
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a Virgin Australia Holdings Limited
Veris Limited* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX Small Ords Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WMI is an LIC that targets listed companies with a market capitalisation of less than $300m at
time of acquisition. WMI will seek to deliver a steam of fully-franked dividends, provide capital
growth over the medium-to-long term and preserve capital. WMI employs a two tiered
investment process including a Research Driven strategy, which is fundamentally a bottom up
approach, and a Market Driven strategy, which targets relatively short-term arbitrage and
mispricing.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Geoff Wilson, Chris Stott, Matthew Haupt, Martin Hickson, Oscar Oberg,
Tobias Yao, John Ayoub. Directors: Geoff Wilson (Chairman), Chris Stott, Kate Thorley,
Jacqueline Sullivan.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
6,760
8,320
$1.00
$1.30
$1.60
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WMI ALL ORDINARIES
Listed Equity
(81.6%)
Fixed Interest & Cash (18.4%)
-50%
-25%
0%
25%
50%
$0.50
$0.70
$0.90
$1.10
$1.30
$1.50
$1.70
Jun 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 Sep 17 Oct 17 Nov 17 Dec 17 Jan 18 Feb 18 Mar 18 Apr 18 May 18 Jun 18
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 43
NAOS SMALL CAP OPPORTUNITIES (NSC)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX Small Ords Accum as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: NAOS Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 2.94% Share price $0.77
Listed: 2004 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 2.94% Pre-tax NTA $0.95
Post-tax NTA $0.92
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -19.5%
Post-tax NTA -16.8%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0640
Yield 8.4%
Franking 70%
Grossed up yield 8.3%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 52.5m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.3m
Cash: $3.2m (30 Jun 2018) Debt/Hybrid: $26.6m (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 52.8m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes Market capitalisation 40.2m
Other: Convertible note currently on market. Mature Mar-2020.
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. NSC Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -11.6% -15.8% -8.8% -4.6% 2.2% 2.2%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -19.6% -19.8% -22.5% -14.1% -8.1% -4.0%
NTA+
Performance 0.0% -2.5% 1.1% 2.1% 4.6% -0.4%
Benchmark 7.7% 4.7% 24.2% 15.0% 11.6% 2.6%
Active return -7.7% -7.2% -23.1% -12.9% -7.0% -3.0%
Share Price and NTA Net Industry Exposure %
as at 30-Jun-18
Telecommunications 31.2
Real Estate 14.7
Commercial Services 11.6
Health Care 9.8
Financials 8.5
Retail 6.3
Media 5.5
Materials 4.4
Cash 8.0
Risk/Return Indicators % of Total 100.0
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -1.63 -0.91 12.7%
Year 3 -1.08 -0.51 14.0%
Year 5 -0.67 -0.06 13.5%
NTA+
Year 1 -2.46 -0.21 7.7%
Year 3 -1.26 -0.05 10.5%
Year 5 -0.75 0.13 12.7%
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX Small Ords Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
NSC seeks to protect investor capital whilst providing a sustainable growing stream of fully
franked dividends and long-term capital growth above the benchmark index. NSC aims to
provide investors with genuine, concentrated exposure to Australian undervalued listed small-
cap companies (market capitalisation generally between $100 million and $1 billion) with an
industrial focus.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Sebastian Evans (Managing Director), Robert Miller, Ben Rundle,
Chadd Knights, Rachel Folder. Directors: Trevor Carroll (Independent Chairman), David
Rickards, Warwick Evans, Sebastian Evans.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
6,240
7,280
$0.70
$0.84
$0.98
Dec-17 Mar-18 Jun-18
NSC ALL ORDINARIES
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 44
NAOS EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES (NCC)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Listed equities (Long Only) Benchmark: S&P/ASX Small Ords Accum as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: NAOS Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 2.57% Share price $1.26
Listed: Feb-13 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 2.05% Pre-tax NTA $1.28
Post-tax NTA $1.23
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -2.0%
Post-tax NTA 2.0%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0725
Yield 5.8%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 8.3%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium /Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 59.7m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $0.9m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0.0m debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 59.7m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 74.9m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. NCC Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -5.3% -11.6% -0.6% 14.1% 11.1% n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -13.3% -15.6% -14.3% 4.6% 0.8% n/a
NTA+
Performance -1.5% -4.6% 4.7% 11.7% 8.8% n/a
Benchmark 7.7% 4.7% 24.2% 15.0% 11.6% 2.6%
Active return -9.2% -9.3% -19.5% -3.3% -2.8% n/a
Share Price and NTA Net Industry Exposure %
as at 30-Jun-18
Commercial Services 32.1
Diversified Financials 26.4
Media 12.6
Materials 12.2
Capital Goods 9.5
Food & Beverage 7.2
Cash 0.1
% of Total 100.0
Risk/Return Indicators
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -1.21 -0.28 12.0%
Year 3 0.31 0.73 15.8%
Year 5 0.06 0.56 14.6%
NTA+
Year 1 -2.49 0.31 6.4%
Year 3 -0.35 0.97 9.4%
Year 5 -0.29 0.59 9.8%
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX Small Ords Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
NCC seeks to protect investor capital whilst providing a sustainable growing stream of fully
franked dividends and long-term capital growth above the benchmark index. NCC aims to
provide investors with genuine, concentrated exposure to Australian undervalued listed micro-
cap companies (market capitalisation generally less than $250 million) with an industrial
focus.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Sebastian Evans (Managing Director), Robert Miller, Ben Rundle,
Chadd Knights, Rachel Folder. Directors: David Rickards (Independent Chairman), Warwick
Evans, Sebastian Evans.
Capital Structure
Information
4,600
5,980
7,360
$1.00
$1.30
$1.60
Dec-17 Mar-18 Jun-18
NCC ALL ORDINARIES
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
$1.80
2013 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 45
ACORN CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND (ACQ)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed/unlisted equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX Small Ords Accum as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Acorn Capital Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.75% Share price $1.15
Listed: May-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.75% Pre-tax NTA $1.37
Post-tax NTA $1.27
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -16.1%
Post-tax NTA -9.4%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0470
Yield 4.1%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.8%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium /Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 52.7m
Derivatives: n/a. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $2.16m cash (31 Jun 2018) and $0m Debt (30 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 52.7m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes, 2.0% discount Market capitalisation 60.6m
Other:
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. ACQ Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 4.2% 2.0% 30.7% 21.0% n/a n/a
Index 7.7% 4.7% 24.2% 15.0% 11.6% 2.6%
Active return -3.5% -2.7% 6.5% 6.0% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 6.6% 3.3% 31.2% 17.2% n/a n/a
Benchmark 7.7% 4.7% 24.2% 15.0% 11.6% 2.6%
Active return -1.1% -1.4% 7.0% 2.2% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Telix Pharmaceuticals 4.4
Genea Limited (UL) 3.8
Calix Limited (UL) 3.4
Redhill Education Limited 3.2
Carbon Revolution (UL) 2.5
Moula Money (UL) 2.5
Redbubble Limited 2.4
Sundance Energy Australia 2.4
Fiducian Group Limited 2.1
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Profile Innovative Asset Sol. (UL) 2.1
Sharpe Standard % of Total 28.8
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 0.49 1.98 14.1%
Year 3 0.46 1.22 15.1%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 0.48 1.82 15.6%
Year 3 0.19 0.90 16.2%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX Small Ords Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against the
S&P/ASX Small Ords Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
ACQ invests in Listed and Unlisted Microcaps. The manager believe that through an in-house
research driven investment process, the pricing inefficiencies that exist in both listed and
unlisted microcaps can be exploited to earn returns superior to those available in the broader
market.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Robert Routley, Matthew Sheehan, Ben Dalling, Rick Squire, Karina
Bader, Robert Bruce, Paul Palumbo. Directors: Barry Fairley, Robert Brown, Judith Smith, John
Steven (Chairman), David Trude.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
6,500
7,800
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
ACQ ALL ORDINARIES
Listed Inv estments
Unlisted Inv estments
Cash
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 46
BAILADOR TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT (BTI)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Aus/NZ Unlisted Internet Comp Benchmark: 8% p.a. Hurdle as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Bailador Investment Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 2.55% Share price $0.74
Listed: Nov-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 2.55% Pre-tax NTA $1.11
Post-tax NTA $1.06
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -33.3%
Post-tax NTA -30.2%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0000
Yield 0.0%
Franking n/a
Grossed up yield n/a
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium /Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 120.2m
Derivatives: The Company may use Financial Derivatives Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $3.8m cash (30 Jun 2018) $0m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 120.2m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: No Market capitalisation 89.0m
Other: Divs distributed only when investments are realised (after accrued per.fees deducted)
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. BTI Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -12.4% -17.8% -17.8% -6.7% n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -20.4% -21.8% -31.5% -16.2% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 3.7% 2.8% 3.7% 0.9% n/a n/a
Benchmark 1.9% 3.9% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%
Active return 1.8% -1.1% -4.3% -7.1% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
SiteMinder 42.3
Stackla 9.0
Straker Translations 8.1
Lendi 7.2
Instaclustr 7.2
DocsCorp 7.2
SMI 5.4
Viostream 5.4
Rezdy 3.6
Risk/Return Indicators Implied Gain in Valuation (%) Brosa 1.8
Sharpe Standard Cash 2.7
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation % of Total 100.0
Year 1 -2.03 -1.57 13.1%
Year 3 -0.70 -0.40 23.2%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.64 0.15 6.7%
Year 3 -0.64 -0.16 11.2%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The share price benchmark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the 8% p.a. performance benchmark
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
Offers investors a portfolio of unlisted internet related businesses founded in Aus and NZ. BTI
focuses on private companies that are in the ‘expansion stage’ of their business cycle, with a
demonstrated revenue lead and customer base as well as an enterprise value of between
$10m and $200m. The Manager will seek to invest in companies that are looking for capital to
grow the existing business, with no long term debt obligations. The Manager will also focus on
companies that apply a subscription based or marketplace revenue model.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: David Kirk, Paul Wilson, Andrea Kowalski, James Johnstone. Directors:
David Kirk (Chairman), Paul Wilson, Andrew Bullock, Sankar Narayan, Heith Mackay-Cruise
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
6,240
7,280
$0.70
$0.84
$0.98
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
BTI ALL ORDINARIES
Viostream
SMI
Brosa
Stackla
Rezdy
Straker
Lendi
DocsCorp
Instaclustr
SiteMinder
-100% 0% 100% 200% 300%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 47
CADENCE CAPITAL (CDM)Domestic/International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Long/Short Dom/Intl Listed Equity Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Cadence Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 2.01% Share price $1.25
Listed: Dec-06 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.23% Pre-tax NTA $1.25
Post-tax NTA $1.30
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 0.0%
Post-tax NTA -3.8%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0800
Yield 6.4%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 9.1%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 318.0m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash (Fixed Income)/Debt: Cash $19.8m (30 Jun 2018), Debt $0.0m (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 318.0m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 3% discount to 4 day VWAP post ex-date Market capitalisation 397.4m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. CDM Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -2.3% -4.5% 7.6% 3.6% 6.9% 11.8%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -10.3% -8.5% -6.1% -5.9% -3.4% 5.6%
NTA+
Performance 6.4% 1.3% 14.8% 3.7% 6.6% 9.5%
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -1.6% -2.7% 1.1% -5.8% -3.7% 3.3%
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
ARQ Group Ltd 16.6
Emeco Holdings Ltd 7.1
Macquarie Group Ltd 6.3
Noni B Ltd 4.8
Janus Henderson Group 3.9
Money3 Corporation Ltd 3.6
Teva Pharmaceutical-SP 2.9
Navigator Global 2.9
Shine Corporate Ltd 2.6
Risk/Return Indicators Net Sector Exposure (Portfolio) Aurelia Metals Ltd 2.5
Sharpe Standard Domino's Pizza -2.3
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Tesla Inc -2.2
Year 1 -0.57 0.61 7.9% Credit Corp Group Ltd 2.2
Year 3 -0.47 0.09 10.9% % of Total 50.9
Year 5 -0.30 0.36 11.1% Gross Portfolio Structure
NTA+ as at 30-Jun-18
Year 1 0.24 1.57 7.7% Listed Securities (Long) 87.0
Year 3 -0.80 0.10 11.3% Listed Securities (Short) 6.8
Year 5 -0.50 0.37 10.0% Net Exposure 80.2
Cash 19.8
% of Total 100.0
*+ In May 2011CDM received $0.22 per CDM share of f ranking credit s when RHG ret urned t he major it y of it sasset s in t he f orm of a f ully f ranked dividend. At t he
t ime CDM shares were t rading at $1.25. These f ranking credit s were wort h 17.6%of t he CDM share price at t he t ime and are not ref lect ed in our perf ormance
calculat ionsast he calculat ionsare based on pre-t ax NTA and not post -t ax NTA. * The share price benchmark and NTA have been compared against t he S&P/ ASX
All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ Measurement of a LIC’s perf ormance is calculat ed af t er all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of bot h income and realised capit al gains t ax and t he reinvest ment of dividends, and do not incorporat e f ranking. Index ret urns however are
ent irely bef ore any operat ing expenses or t axat ion. LIC ret urns will consequent ly be underst at ed relat ive t o t he Index ret urn.
CDM is a long-short Australian equities fund, with a long bias, that invests predominatly in
equities listed on the ASX. More recently, the manager has taken advatange of opportunities in
the international markets. The manager uses both fundamental and technical analysis in
making investing decisions, employing bottom up research and a disciplined 'Entry and Exit'
strategy. Both strategies seek to exploit the inefficient flow of information through the market,
individual equity momentum and the cyclical nature of markets.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Karl Siegling, Wayne Davies, Christopher Garrard. Directors: Karl
Siegling (Chairman), Wayne Davies, James Chirnside, Ronald Hancock.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$1.12
$1.26
$1.40
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
CDM ALL ORDINARIES
Technology
Consumer Financial
Energy
Industrial
Materials
Communications
Cash
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
$1.80
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 48
AUSTRALIAN LEADERS FUND (ALF)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Long/Short ASX Listed Equity Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Watermark Funds Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.25% Share price $1.03
Listed: Feb-04 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.25% Pre-tax NTA $1.22
Post-tax NTA $1.22
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -15.6%
Post-tax NTA -15.6%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0000
Yield 0.0%
Franking n/a
Grossed up yield n/a
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 272.5m
Derivatives: The manager has the ability to short-sell securities. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Fixed Income: $281.4m (30 Jun 2018), Debt: $0.0m (31 Dec '17) Fully diluted 272.5m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 280.7m
Other: Affilications with WMK and WGF
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. ALF Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -1.0% -5.5% -14.5% -1.5% -0.8% 10.7%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -9.0% -9.5% -28.2% -11.0% -11.1% 4.5%
NTA+
Performance 0.8% 2.5% -3.2% 2.2% 2.6% 9.1%
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -7.2% -1.5% -16.9% -7.3% -7.7% 2.9%
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings %
Not Disclosed
Risk/Return Indicators
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -1.59 -1.20 14.4% Gross Portfolio Structure
Year 3 -0.59 -0.28 14.3% as at 30-Jun-18
Year 5 -0.65 -0.27 14.2% Listed Securities (Long) 98.3
NTA+ Listed Securities (Short) 87.8
Year 1 -1.89 -1.12 5.2% Net Exposure 10.5
Year 3 -0.61 -0.08 5.3% Cash 89.5
Year 5 -0.62 -0.05 6.2% % of Total 100.0
* The shareprice benchmark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
ALF looks to invest in leading Australian companies, with strong business fundamentals on
attractive terms. The group has a long/short mandate that allows the company to take
advantage of both undervalued and overvalued securities. The proceeds raised from short
selling securities provides an additional source of funding for the group. These funds are
either retained in cash or re-invested into the investment portfolio of shares we expect to
outperform.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Justin Braitling (CIO), Tom Richardson (PM), Harvey Felton (Sector
Head), Hamish Chalmers, Delian Entchev, Nick Cameron, Ian Carmichael. Directors: Justin
Braitling (Chairman), Julian Gosse, John Abernethy and Geoff Wilson.
Capital Structure
Information
4,250
5,525
6,800
$0.95
$1.14
$1.33
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
ALF ALL ORDINARIES
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
$1.80
$2.00
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 49
WAM ACTIVE (WAA)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Long/Short ASX Listed Equity Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Wilson Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 3.89% Share price $1.11
Listed: 2008 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 2.10% Pre-tax NTA $1.10
Post-tax NTA $1.08
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 0.5%
Post-tax NTA 2.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0560
Yield 5.1%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 7.2%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 41.7m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage and in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. Options/other 29.3m
Cash (Fixed Income)/Debt: Cash $15.7m (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 71.0m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 2.5% discount to 4 day VWAP from (and including) ex-date Market capitalisation 46.1m
Other: Affiliated with WAM Research (ASX code: WAX) and WAM Capital (ASX code: WAM).
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WAA Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -0.1% -0.6% 5.5% 10.3% 6.7% 8.8%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -8.1% -4.6% -8.2% 0.8% -3.6% 2.6%
NTA+
Performance 3.7% 4.0% 10.3% 9.8% 8.2% 7.6%
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -4.3% 0.0% -3.4% 0.3% -2.1% 1.4%
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings
as at 30-Jun-18
Aveo Group Limited
Afterpay Touch Group Limited
APN Outdoor Group Limited
ARB Corporation Limited
Austal Limited
Bega Cheese Limited
Fairfax Media Limited
Greencross Limited
HT&E Limited
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Composition Janus Henderson Group Plc
Sharpe Standard Pengana International Equities Limited
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Peet Limited
Year 1 -0.97 0.53 5.3% The Star Entertainment Group Limited
Year 3 0.07 0.84 9.2% Super Retail Group Limited
Year 5 -0.23 0.27 13.9% Seven Group Holdings Limited
NTA+ Southern Cross Media Group Limited
Year 1 -0.72 2.30 3.3% Templeton Global Growth Fund Limited
Year 3 0.04 1.71 4.2% 360 Capital Group Limited
Year 5 -0.23 1.04 5.1% Wealth Defender Equities Limited
WPP AUNZ Limited* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WAA exhibits an active trading style, aiming to achieve a sound return with a low correlation to
traditional markets. The investment objectives are to deliver a growing income stream in the
form of fully franked dividends and to preserve capital in both the short and long term. WAA
uses a market driven approach to investing – aiming to take advantage of short-term relative
arbitrage and mispricing in the market. WAA participates in IPOs, rights issues, placements,
schemes of arrangement and looks for arbitrage opportunities and discount to asset plays.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Geoffrey Wilson, Chris Stott, Martin Hickson, Matt Haupt, John Ayoub,
Oscar Oberg and Tobias Yao. Directors: Geoffrey Wilson, Matthew Kidman, Chris Stott, Kate
Thorley and Emma Rugge-Price.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.96
$1.08
$1.20
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WAA ALL ORDINARIES
Listed Equities
(68.2%)
Short Portf olio (-1.4%)
Fixed Interest & Cash
(33.2%)
-50%
-25%
0%
25%
50%
$0.50
$0.60
$0.70
$0.80
$0.90
$1.00
$1.10
$1.20
$1.30
$1.40
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 50
ABSOLUTE EQUITY PERFORMANCE FUND (AEG)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Market Neutral Benchmark: RBA Cash Rate as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Bennelong Long Short Equity Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 3.08% Share price $1.17
Listed: Dec-15 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.98% Pre-tax NTA $1.19
Post-tax NTA $1.16
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -2.1%
Post-tax NTA 0.4%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0450
Yield 3.9%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.5%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 101.3m
Derivatives: Used for hedging Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $116m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0 debt/hybrid (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 101.3m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: n/a Market capitalisation 118.0m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. AEG Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 10.4% 13.1% 7.9% n/a n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return 2.4% 9.1% -5.8% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 7.4% 9.3% 11.4% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 0.4% 0.8% 1.5% 1.7% 2.0% 3.1%
Active return 7.0% 8.5% 9.9% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings %
Not Disclosed
Risk/Return Indicators
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -0.41 0.34 15.5% Gross Portfolio Structure
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a as at 30-Jun-18
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a Listed Securities (Long) 50.6
NTA+ Listed Securities (Short) -49.4
Year 1 0.90 0.79 11.0% Net Exposure 1.2
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a Cash 98.8
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a % of Total 100.0
* The share price benchmark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the RBA Cash Rate.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
AEG focusses on minimising market risk, sector risk and exogenous risk by creating a market
neutral fund through a portfolio of pair trades within primarily the ASX 100. A Pair Trade involves
short selling a security and using the proceeds to purchase a security in a similar industry with
an equal dollar value. This produces a portfolio of low volatility and largely exposed to company
specific risk, a risk The Manager believes has a greater ability to control.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Sam Shepherd (PM), Sam Taylor, Steven Lambeth, Justin Hay, Daniel
Sanelli . Directors: Marc Fisher (Chairman),Graham Hand, Andrew Reeve-Parker.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.96
$1.08
$1.20
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
AEG ALL ORDINARIES
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 51
WATERMARK MARKET NEUTRAL FUND (WMK)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: RBA Cash Rate as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Watermark Funds Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.74% Share price $0.80
Listed: Jul-13 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.56% Pre-tax NTA $0.95
Post-tax NTA $0.96
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -15.8%
Post-tax NTA -16.7%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0350
Yield 4.4%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 6.2%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 84.5m
Derivatives: used for investment, leverage and hedging purposes. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $66m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0 debt/hybrid (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 84.5m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 67.6m
Other: affiliated with Australian Leaders Fund (ALF)
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WMK Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -3.6% -7.5% -17.6% 4.9% n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -11.6% -11.5% -31.3% -4.6% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance -1.0% 1.0% -0.5% 3.8% n/a n/a
Benchmark 0.4% 0.8% 1.5% 1.7% 2.0% 3.1%
Active return -1.4% 0.2% -2.0% 2.1% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings %
Not Disclosed
Risk/Return Indicators Net Exposure (%) Gross Portfolio Structure
Sharpe Standard as at 30-Jun-18
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Listed Securities (Long) 95.2
Year 1 -2.34 -1.89 10.7% Listed Securities (Short) -92.5
Year 3 -0.27 0.19 11.9% Net Exposure 2.7
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a Cash 97.4
NTA+ % of Total 100
Year 1 -0.36 -0.59 5.4%
Year 3 0.36 0.20 5.8%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The share price benchmark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the RBA Cash Rate.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WMK identifies "strong" companies to invest in and "weaker" companies to short, without being
fully exposed to the volatility and risks of the broader share market. The Manager looks to profit
from the mispricing of shares by taking advantage of the natural hedge between long and short
positions. The longs and shorts are approximately of equal value, while investors' capital is
retained in cash earning interest. The performance of WMK will be the interest on the cash at
bank plus the difference in the performance of the Long and Short portfolios.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Justin Braitling (CIO), Tom Richardson (PM), Harvey Migotti (Sector
Head), Hamish Chalmers, Delian Entchev, Nick Cameron, Ian Carmichael. Directors: Matthew
Kidman (Chairman), Justin Braitling, John Abernethy, Stephen Van Eyk and Rob Ferguson.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
6,240
7,280
$0.75
$0.90
$1.05
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WMK ALL ORDINARIES
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
Real Estate
Health Care
Materials
Energy
Utili ties
Telecomm.
Consumer
Financials
Industr ials
IT
-10% 0% 10%
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 52
DJERRIWARRH INVESTMENTS (DJW)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Internal Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.46% Share price $3.38
Listed: 1995 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.46% Pre-tax NTA $3.31
Investment Strategy Post-tax NTA $3.29
Pre-tax NTA 2.1%
Post-tax NTA 2.7%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Dividends (net) $0.2000
Personnel Yield 5.9%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 8.5%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 220.9m
Derivatives: Options typically written on between 20-50% of the Portfolio. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $2.24m cash and $79.1m receivables (30 Jun 2018), $109.50m debt (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 220.9m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes, 5% discount to 5 day VWAP post ex-date Market capitalisation 746.8m
Other: Affiliated with AMCIL (AMH), AFIC (AFI) and Mirrabooka (MIR).
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. DJW Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 3.0% -3.4% -2.8% -4.8% 1.3% 4.0%
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -5.0% -7.4% -16.5% -14.3% -9.0% -2.2%
NTA+
Performance 6.1% 1.5% 8.7% 5.4% 6.3% 4.9%
Benchmark 8.5% 4.3% 13.0% 9.0% 10.0% 6.4%
Active return -2.4% -2.8% -4.3% -3.6% -3.7% -1.5%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Commonwealth Bank 8.6
Westpac Banking Corp 8.0
BHP 6.0
National Australia Bank 5.2
ANZ Banking Group 5.1
CSL 4.0
Wesfarmers 3.7
Macquarie Group 3.3
Brambles 2.4
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Rio Tinto 2.3
Sharpe Standard Oil Search 2.2
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Woodside Petroleum 2.1
Year 1 -1.30 -0.47 11.9% James Hardie Industries 2.1
Year 3 -1.20 -0.59 12.4% Transurban Group 2.1
Year 5 -0.76 -0.14 11.5% Woolworths Group 2.0
NTA+ Suncorp Group 2.0
Year 1 -2.79 0.86 6.9% Sydney Airport 1.9
Year 3 -1.85 0.25 11.3% Amcor 1.9
Year 5 -1.77 0.31 11.0% Telstra Corporation 1.8
Qube Holdings 1.6
% of Total 68.4* The shareprice benchmark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulat ion.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Capital Structure
Information
Investment personnel: Mark Freeman (CEO). Directors: John Paterson (Chariman), Alice
Williams, Graham Goldsmith, Kathryn Fagg, Karen Wood, and Robert Edgar.
DJW invests in Australian equities with a focus on stocks where there is an active options
market and/or sustainable dividend yield. The company aims to provide shareholders with
attractive investment returns through an enhanced level of dividends and attractive total returns
over the medium to long term. It takes a medium to longer term view of value which means that
the aim is to buy and hold individual stocks for the long term based on selection criteria which,
in summary, include: formulation and execution of the business strategy and its underlying
business value; and key financial indicators, including prospective price earnings relative to
projected growth, sustainability of earnings and dividend yield (including franking) and balance
sheet position including gearing, interest cover and cash flow.
5,200
5,850
6,500
$3.12
$3.51
$3.90
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
DJW ALL ORDINARIES
Financials
Materials
Industrials
Consumer Staples
EnergyOther
-100%
-75%
-50%
-25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
$0.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 53
PLATO INCOME MAXIMISER (PL8)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian Listed Equities Benchmark: S&P/ASX 200 FC Adj Daily TR as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Plato Investment Mgmt Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: n/a Share price $1.03
Listed: May-17 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: n/a Pre-tax NTA $1.10
Post-tax NTA $1.10
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -6.8%
Post-tax NTA -6.8%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0420
Yield 4.1%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.9%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 296.6m
Derivatives: Only can invest in SPI futures Options/other 295.9m
Cash/Debt: $2.2m cash (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 592.5m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: n/a Market capitalisation 304.0m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. PL8 Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 6.7% -3.3% -2.6% n/a n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -1.3% -7.3% -16.3% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 9.2% 5.5% 10.2% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 8.7% 5.0% 14.6% 10.7% 11.6% 8.0%
Active return 0.5% 0.5% -4.4% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
BHP Billiton 6.4
Commonwealth Bank 5.8
CSL 5.7
Insurance Australia 4.3
Macquarie Group 3.7
Rio Tinto 3.7
Suncorp 3.7
Wesfarmers 3.1
Westpac 3.0
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 10) Woolworths 2.8
Sharpe Standard % of Total 42.2
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -1.36 -0.37 14.4%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -2.09 0.99 7.6%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The share price benchmark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX 200 Franking Credit Adj Daily Total Return Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
PL8 aims to deliver income (inc. franking) and total returns in excess of the S&P/ASX200
Franking Credit Adjusted Daily Total Return Index. The Manager achieves this by 3 means;
dividend run-up effect, franking credits and running a dividend trap model. The final portfolio is
expected to display a portfolio composition similar to the underlying benchmark. The Company
aims to pay regular monthly dividends once it has sufficient profit reserves.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Dr Don Hamson, Todd Kennedy, Manoj Wanzare, Dr Peter Gardner, Dr
Mark Thompson, Dr Jonathan Whiteoak, Daniel Pennell, Wilson Thong. Directors: Jonathan
Trollip (Chairman), Katrina Onishi, Lorraine Berends, Alex Ihlenfeldt, Dr. Don Hamson.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
6,240
7,280
$0.90
$1.08
$1.26
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
PL8 ALL ORDINARIES
Financials Materials
Consumer Staples
Health Care
-15%
-5%
5%
15%
$0.90
$1.00
$1.10
$1.20
2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 54
MFF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS (MFF)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: International Equities (US focus) Benchmark: MSCI World Index (AUD) as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: MFF Capital Investments Ltd Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.53% Share price $2.67
Listed: 2006 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.45% Pre-tax NTA $2.76
Post-tax NTA $2.29
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -3.3%
Post-tax NTA 16.6%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0250
Yield 0.9%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 1.3%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 541.0m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $0.1m Cash and $2.4m Borrowings (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 541.0m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes Market capitalisation 1444.5m
Other: Magellan Asset Management (MAM) provides investment research and admin services
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. MFF v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 19.4% 21.6% 38.8% 15.9% 16.8% 18.1%
Index 5.1% 4.9% 13.2% 7.9% 12.4% 6.8%
Active return 14.3% 16.7% 25.6% 8.0% 4.4% 11.3%
NTA+
Performance 8.9% 12.2% 19.9% 12.5% 19.0% 14.7%
Benchmark 5.1% 4.9% 13.2% 7.9% 12.4% 6.8%
Active return 3.8% 7.3% 6.7% 4.6% 6.6% 7.9%
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Visa 14.2
MasterCard 13.2
Home Depot 10.8
Lowe's 8.6
Bank of America 8.2
JP Morgan Chase 5.4
Alphabet 5.3
HCA Healthcare 4.5
Wells Fargo 4.2
Risk/Return Indicators Country Exposure (Portfolio) Facebook 4.0
Sharpe Standard US Bancorp 3.5
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Lloyds Banking Group 2.9
Year 1 2.12 2.44 14.8% CVS Health 2.6
Year 3 0.60 0.82 16.2% DBS Group 1.4
Year 5 0.31 0.86 16.2% S&P Global 1.4
NTA+ United Overseas Bank 1.3
Year 1 1.10 2.00 8.6% Coca Cola 1.3
Year 3 0.66 0.74 13.3% Oversea-Chinese Banking 1.1
Year 5 0.88 1.20 13.4% Kraft Heinz 1.0
AECOM 0.9
% of Total 95.8* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI World price index in AUD. + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI
World price index in AUD.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
The primary focus of the portfolio is to invest in large listed international companies assessed
to have attractive business characteristics at a discount to their assessed intrinsic values. The
Directors believe that this will generate superior risk adjusted returns over the medium to long
term, while minimising the risk of permanent capital loss.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Chris Mackay (MD & Portfolio Manager).
Directors: Dick Warburton (Chairman), John Ballard, Andy Hogendijk, Chris Mackay
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$1.80
$2.25
$2.70
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
MFF MSCI - World Index
Singapore (5.1%)United Kingdom (3.3%)
United States (91.6%)
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 55
PLATINUM CAPITAL (PMC)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Absolute Return Benchmark: MSCI All Country World Net Index as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Platinum Asset Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.42% Share price $2.09
Listed: 1994 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.42% Pre-tax NTA $1.75
Post-tax NTA $1.65
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 19.4%
Post-tax NTA 26.7%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.1000
Yield 4.8%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 6.8%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 285.9m
Derivatives: Yes Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $20.1m cash, $0.0m debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 285.9m
Dividend reinvestment plan:Yes, 2.5% discount to 5 day average price post ex-date. Market capitalisation 597.6m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. PMC v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 5.3% 5.6% 31.2% 11.3% 13.5% 11.2%
Index 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return 0.8% 0.4% 16.2% 1.6% -0.6% 2.6%
NTA+
Performance -0.8% -0.1% 13.5% 6.8% 9.1% 9.4%
Benchmark 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return -5.3% -5.3% -1.5% -2.9% -5.0% 0.8%
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Alphabet Inc 3.1
Siemens AG 3.0
Samsung Electronics 3.0
Intel Corporation 2.7
Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2.5
Glencore PLC 2.4
TechnipFMC 2.3
Facebook Inc 2.2
Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery 2.2
Risk/Return Indicators Country Exposure (Portfolio) Murata Manufacturing 2.2
Sharpe Standard % of Total 25.6
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 1.48 2.82 10.1%
Year 3 0.12 0.74 11.9%
Year 5 -0.04 0.84 12.6%
NTA+
Year 1 -0.23 1.49 7.2%
Year 3 -0.53 0.48 8.7%
Year 5 -0.86 0.64 9.7%
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI All Country World Net Index. + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI
All Country World Net Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
PMC utilises a bottom-up, stock selection methodology and is focused on absolute returns
over returns relative to any index. Investments may be in global equities, perceived by the
Manager as being incorrectly valued by the market. This is combined with screening software
that allows the Company to select stocks for further evaluation based on a specific criteria, as
determined by the Manager’s hypothesis regarding social, political or economic change.
These factors are intended to bring together a portfolio of stocks with a below average risk.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Directors: Margaret Towers (Chair), Jim Clegg, Richard Morath, Joanne Jefferies (Company
Secretary)
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$1.48
$1.85
$2.22
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
PMC MSCI - World Index
Asia
Europe
North America
Japan
Af rica
Australia
Russia
Cash
-100%
-75%
-50%
-25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 56
ANTIPODES GLOBAL INVESTMENT COMPANY (APL)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Absolute Return Benchmark: MSCI All Country World Net Index as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Antipodes Partners Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: n/a Share price $1.18
Listed: Oct-16 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: n/a Pre-tax NTA $1.27
Post-tax NTA $1.24
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -7.1%
Post-tax NTA -4.8%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0000
Yield 0.0%
Franking n/a
Grossed up yield n/a
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 374.3m
Derivatives: Yes Options/other 201.7m
Cash/Debt: $41.96m cash, $0.0m debt (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 576.1m
Dividend reinvestment plan:n/a Market capitalisation 441.7m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. APL v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance -2.5% -6.0% -5.2% n/a n/a n/a
Index 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return -7.0% -11.2% -20.2% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 0.0% 0.7% 6.1% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return -4.5% -4.5% -8.9% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Electricite de France 2.8
Baidu 2.7
Gilead Sciences 2.7
Cisco Systems 2.7
KT Corporation 2.7
INPEX 2.7
Samsung Electronics 2.6
KB Financial Group 2.5
Ping An Insurance Group 2.4
Risk/Return Indicators Net Market Cap Exposure (%) Microsoft 2.4
Sharpe Standard % of Total 26.2
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Net Regional Exposure (%)
Year 1 -4.82 -1.12 7.1%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -1.71 0.52 6.5%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI All Country World Net Index. + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI
All Country World Net Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
APL is a global asset manager offering a pragmatic value approach. The objective of the
strategy is to generate absolute returns in excess of the benchmark, at below market levels of
risk. APL seeks to take advantage of the market’s tendency for irrational extrapolation, identify
investments that offer a high margin of safety and build portfolios with a capital preservation
focus. APL deploys multiple levers - longs, shorts and currency management - to manage risk
and drive returns. Typical net equity exposure is in the 50-100% range
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Jacob Mitchell (PM), Andrew Baud (Deputy PM), Sunny Bangia (Deputy
PM), Graham Hay (Deputy PM). Directors: Jonathan Trollip (Chairman), Chris Cuffe, Lorraine
Berends, Andrew Findlay, Alex Ihlenfeldt.
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$0.92
$1.15
$1.38
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
APL MSCI - World Index
Mega (>$100b)
Large (>$25<$100b) Medium
(>$5<$25b)
Small (<$5b)
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
$0.50
$0.70
$0.90
$1.10
$1.30
$1.50
2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
Rest of World
Australia
Japan
Korea/Taiwan
North America
Eurozone
China/Hong Kong
-10% 0% 10% 20%
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 57
TEMPLETON GLOBAL GROWTH FUND (TGG)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Absolute return Benchmark: MSCI All Country World TR (AUD) as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Templeton Global Equity Group Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.16% Share price $1.42
Listed: 1987 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.16% Pre-tax NTA $1.56
Post-tax NTA $1.50
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -9.0%
Post-tax NTA -5.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0450
Yield 3.2%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 4.5%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 222.2m
Derivatives: none. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $10.7m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0.0 debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 222.2m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes Market capitalisation 315.5m
Other: On-market Buy-back.
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. TGG v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 3.3% 0.4% 7.9% 6.4% 10.2% 7.3%
Index 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return -1.2% -4.8% -7.1% -3.3% -3.9% -1.3%
NTA+
Performance 2.2% 1.5% 8.3% 4.5% 9.5% 6.5%
Benchmark 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return -2.3% -3.7% -6.7% -5.2% -4.6% -2.1%
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings
as at 30-Jun-18
Samsung Electronics
BP PLC
Oracle Group
Royal Dutch Shell
Alphabet Inc
BNP Paribas Sa
Citigroup Inc
Capital One Financial
Softbank Group
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Sector Weighting (%) Teva Pharmaceutical
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Portfolio Regional Weighting (%)
Year 1 -1.52 0.74 7.1%
Year 3 -0.42 0.32 12.2%
Year 5 -0.40 0.51 14.2%
NTA+
Year 1 -1.86 0.78 7.1%
Year 3 -1.22 0.17 11.2%
Year 5 -1.10 0.59 11.1%
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI All Country World Net Index. + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI
All Country World Net Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
TGG’s investment process endeavours to identify undervalued equity securities through
fundamental company analysis, using a global industry focus and a long-term investment
horizon. The investment approach can be characterised by three underlying tenets: Value,
Patience and Bottom-Up Analysis. The portfolio of investments is unhedged.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Directors: Chris Freeman (chairman), Gregory McGowan, Martin Warwick, Michael O'Brien, Alok
Sethi and Joanne Dawson.
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$1.00
$1.25
$1.50
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
TGG MSCI - World Index
FinancialsHealth Care
IT
Energy
Industrials Consumer Discretionary
Telecomm. Serv ices
Materials
Consumer Staples
Real Estate
Mid-East/Africa
Asia
North America
Europe
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 58
PENGANA INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES (PIA)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: International Equities Benchmark: M SCI World Return Net Div Reinvested AUD as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Pengana Capital Group Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.98% Share price $1.16
Listed: 2004 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.98% Pre-tax NTA $1.23
Post-tax NTA $1.21
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -5.7%
Post-tax NTA -4.5%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0700
Yield 6.0%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 8.6%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 247.4m
Derivatives: Only used to hedge against foreign currency exposure. Options/other 242.7m
Cash/Debt: $37.31m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0m debt (30 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 490.1m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes Market capitalisation 287.0m
Other: Specialist fund investing in International Equities.
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. PIA v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 4.4% 1.3% 11.5% 6.1% 13.8% 8.0%
Index 5.8% 6.1% 15.4% 10.0% 14.7% 9.0%
Active return -1.4% -4.8% -3.9% -3.9% -0.9% -1.0%
NTA+
Performance 0.4% 3.5% 10.2% 2.1% 10.3% 6.2%
Benchmark 5.8% 6.1% 15.4% 10.0% 14.7% 9.0%
Active return -5.4% -2.6% -5.2% -7.9% -4.4% -2.8%
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings
as at 30-Jun-18
Bharti Infratel
Cigna
Dollar General
Heineken
KAR Auction Services
Newmont Mining
Reckitt Benckiser
Sabre
Tencent Holdings
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Sector Weighting (%) Wacker Chemie
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Portfolio Regional Weighting (%)
Year 1 -0.32 0.81 10.8%
Year 3 -0.24 0.24 14.4%
Year 5 -0.05 0.69 15.7%
NTA+
Year 1 -0.98 2.06 3.6%
Year 3 -0.68 -0.04 10.1%
Year 5 -0.40 0.67 10.9%
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI World Acc Net Return ($A). + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI
World Acc Net Return ($A).
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
PIA focuses on investing in a well-constructed portfolio of growing businessess at reasonable
valuations. It employs a benchmark unaware strategy with unrestricted access to all
international share markets. An intergral element of the portfolio construction process is the
division of stock into three segments: Core, Cyclical and Opportunistic. Core stocks will
represent 60-80% of the LIC while Cyclical or Opportunistic provide opportunity for material
upside. PIA will still apply its current ethical screen to its portfolio.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Jordan Cvetanovski (CIO), Steven Glass, James McDonald. Directors:
Francis Gooch (Chairman), Julian Constable, David Groves, Russel Pillemer.
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$0.84
$1.05
$1.26
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
PIA MSCI - World Index
Materials
Consumer Staples
IT
IndustrialsFinancials
Health Care
Other
Net Cash
13.0%
0.4%
3.7%
5.1%
10.6%
31.0%
36.1%
Net Cash
Options
EM - Latin…
UK
EM - Asia
Europe ex-UK
North America
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
$0.10
$0.30
$0.50
$0.70
$0.90
$1.10
$1.30
$1.50
$1.70
$1.90
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 59
PM CAPITAL GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES (PGF)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: International Equities Benchmark: MSCI World Index (AUD) as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: PM Capital Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.49% Share price $1.33
Listed: Dec-13 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.12% Pre-tax NTA $1.39
Post-tax NTA $1.28
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -4.3%
Post-tax NTA 3.9%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0360
Yield 2.7%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 3.9%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 350.9m
Derivatives: The manager has the ability to borrow and short sell, max leverage of 30% of NAV. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $0.3m cash, $75.9m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 350.9m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 466.7m
Other: The Manager actively manages currency exposure
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. PGF v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 10.4% 9.7% 24.2% 12.3% n/a n/a
Index 5.5% 5.8% 15.3% 9.9% 11.5% 5.6%
Active return 4.9% 3.9% 8.9% 2.4% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 2.8% 4.3% 14.8% 8.6% n/a n/a
Benchmark 5.5% 5.8% 15.3% 9.9% 11.5% 5.6%
Active return -2.7% -1.5% -0.5% -1.3% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Stock Example
as at 30-Jun-18
Howard Hughes Corporation
Cairn Homes
Bank of America
Alphabet
Pfizer
MGM China Holdings
KKR & Co L.P.
Risk/Return Indicators Domicile of Listing (%) Portfolio Investment Weighting (%)
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 1.27 2.55 8.4%
Year 3 0.23 0.64 15.1%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.18 1.81 6.7%
Year 3 -0.16 0.41 14.9%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI World Accum Index in AUD. + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI
World Accum Index in AUD.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
PGF offers investors with a diversified portfolio of around 40 listed global (including Australia)
equities, with an objective to provide long term capital growth to investors. The Manager utilises
a fundamental bottom-up, research intensive investment process, investing in a portfolio of
global companies which the Manager views as undervalued. Also note, PGF invests on a long
term basis with at least 7 year time horizon.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Paul Moore (CIO), Kevin Bertoli, Jarod Dawson, John Whelan, Uday
Cheruvu, Clement Tseung, Annabelle Symons, Chen Lin. Directors: Andrew McGill (Chairman),
Brett Spork, Ben Skilbeck
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$0.92
$1.15
$1.38
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
PGF MSCI - World Index
North America
Europe
United Kingdom
Asia (ex-Japan)
Australia
Short Equities
Gaming
Other
Pharmaceuticals
EUR Property Recovery
US Housing Recovery
Alt. Invest. Managers
Service Monopol ies
Global Domestic Banking
-20% 0% 20% 40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
$1.80
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 60
ELLERSTON GLOBAL INVESTMENTS (EGI)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: International Equities Benchmark: MSCI World Index (Local) as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Ellerston Capital Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.41% Share price $1.07
Listed: Oct-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.41% Pre-tax NTA $1.17
Post-tax NTA $1.14
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -8.5%
Post-tax NTA -6.1%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0400
Yield 3.7%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.3%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 109.8m
Derivatives: Can hedge against currency movements. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $21.93m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0.0m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 109.8m
Dividend reinvestment plan: 2.5% discount over 5 day VWAP Market capitalisation 117.5m
Other: Affliated with EAI
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. EGI v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 0.9% -5.6% 10.0% 0.2% n/a n/a
Index 3.6% 1.3% 10.9% 8.6% 11.1% 7.2%
Active return -2.7% -6.9% -0.9% -8.4% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 1.0% -5.3% 5.6% 4.4% n/a n/a
Benchmark 3.6% 1.3% 10.9% 8.6% 11.1% 7.2%
Active return -2.6% -6.6% -5.3% -4.2% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Equiniti Group Plc 7.6
Zayo Group Holdings Inc 6.7
Entertainment One Ltd 5.0
Interxion Holding NV 4.9
Huntsman Corp 4.8
Cellnex Telecom Sa 4.2
Stars Group Inc-The 4.0
Premier Inc 3.9
Keysight Technologies Inc 3.6
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Sector Weighting (%) Comerica Inc 3.2
Sharpe Standard % of Total 47.8
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Portfolio Regional Weighting (%)
Year 1 -0.07 0.56 13.0%
Year 3 -0.66 -0.18 13.4%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.73 0.35 8.4%
Year 3 -0.63 0.23 8.1%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI World Index (Local). + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI World
Index (Local).
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
EGI offers investors exposure to a diversified portfolio of international equities using the
Manager’s high conviction, contrarian and benchmark independent investment approach. The
Manger undertakes a disciplined ‘bottom up’ stock selection based on fundamental analysis .
This is overlayed with the Manager’s ‘top down’ assessment of macroeconomic conditions
and the market outlook. The investment portfolio will be relatively concentrated with a target of
10-40 securities.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Ashok Jacob (CIO), Arik Star, Travis Duff, David Serry, Bill Pridham.
Directors: Ashok Jacob (Chairman), Sam Brougham, Paul Dortkamp, Stuart Robertson.
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
EGI MSCI - World Index
IT
Consumer Discretionary
TelecommunicationsFinancials
Industrials
Health Care
Other
Cash
Canada
Asia Pacific
Europe/UK
United States
0% 25% 50% 75%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.50
$0.70
$0.90
$1.10
$1.30
$1.50
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 61
WATERMARK GLOBAL LEADERS FUND (WGF)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Global listed equities, Long/Short Benchmark: RBA Cash Rate as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Watermark Funds Management Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: n/a Share price $0.92
Listed: Dec-16 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: n/a Pre-tax NTA $1.08
Post-tax NTA $1.07
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -15.3%
Post-tax NTA -14.5%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0000
Yield 0.0%
Franking n/a
Grossed up yield n/a
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 82.6m
Derivatives: The manager has the ability to short-sell securities. Options/other 82.8m
Cash/Fixed Income: $74.8m (30 Jun 2018), Debt: $0.0m (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 165.4m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: n/a Market capitalisation 75.6m
Other: affiliated with Australian Leaders Fund (ALF) & Watermark Market Neutral Fund (WMK)
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. WGF v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 2.8% -1.1% -9.9% n/a n/a n/a
Index 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return -1.7% -6.3% -24.9% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 0.9% 1.9% 0.0% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 0.4% 0.8% 1.5% 1.7% 2.0% 3.1%
Active return 0.5% 1.1% -1.5% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Gross Portfolio %
as at 30-Jun-18
Listed Securities (Long) 108
Listed Securities (Short) -102
Net Exposure 6
Hybrids/Bonds 0
Cash 94
Gross Assets 100
Risk/Return Indicators Gross Regional Exposure Net Sector Exposure (%)
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -2.17 -1.90 6.6%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.32 -0.57 4.7%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice benchmark has been compared against the M SCI All Country World Net Index. + The NTA has been compared against the RBA
Cash Rate.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
WGF offers investors an alternative to traditional ‘long only’ global LICs by running a market
neutral strategy. This investment approach provides a long/short mandate that allows the
company to take advantage of both undervalued and overvalued global securities. The
proceeds raised from short selling securities provides funding for WGF to retain as cash or
reinvested into the Long portfolio. Typically, the Manager will hold between 40-80 securities
within both the Long and Short portfolios.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Justin Braitling (Chief Investment Officer), Tom Richardson (Portfolio
Manager), Harvey Migotti (PM), Hamish Chalmers (Analyst), Delian Entchev (Analyst), Nick
Cameron (Analyst). Directors: Philip Howard (Chairman), Justin Braitling, John Abernethy and
Tim Bolger.
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$0.72
$0.90
$1.08
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
WGF MSCI - World Index
North America
Europe (ex-UK)Australia
UK
Other
Others
Consumer
Real Estate
Energy
Telecomm. Services
Materials
Financials
Health Care
IT
-10% 0% 10%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 62
GLOBAL VALUE FUND (GVF)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: I'ntl (Multi Assets) Benchmark: BBSW 1 Year Rate + 4% as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Mirabella Financial Services^ Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 3.55% Share price $1.07
Listed: Jul-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 2.16% Pre-tax NTA $1.10
Post-tax NTA $1.09
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -3.3%
Post-tax NTA -2.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0630
Yield 5.9%
Franking 50%
Grossed up yield 4.3%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives/Managed Funds, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 147.3m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage and to manage currency exposures. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $25.1m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0.0m Debt (31 Dec 2018) Fully diluted 147.3m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 156.8m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. GVF v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance -1.2% -6.3% -2.9% 6.8% n/a n/a
Index 2.2% 2.5% 7.3% 4.8% 7.0% 4.9%
Active return -3.4% -8.8% -10.2% 2.0% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 1.9% 2.2% 5.9% 3.1% n/a n/a
Benchmark 1.5% 3.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.3% 7.4%
Active return 0.4% -0.8% -0.1% -2.9% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 5 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Pershing Square Holdings 8.3
Deutsche Multi-Market 5.8
Third Point Offshore 4.9
Frontier Market Small-Cap 4.4
MVC Capital 4.4
% of Total 27.8
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Asset Exposure (%) Underlying Currency Exposure (%)
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -1.79 -0.94 6.0%
Year 3 0.26 0.59 7.3%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.04 0.85 3.7%
Year 3 -0.41 0.07 7.2%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the a weight ing of 50%M SCI ACWI (AUD) and 50%BBSW 1 Year Rate. + The NTA has
been compared against the BBSW 1 Year Rate + 4 %. ^The M anager has seconded the investment team at Staude Capital to manage the GVF.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
GVF invests globally using a discount capture strategy, owning a range of global assets
purchased at a discount to their intrinsic value. GVF aims to provide an alternative source of
market outperformance compared to more common stock selection strategies. The Manager
is based in London and has considerable experience in selecting global assets that fit this
mandate, and in identifying or creating catalysts that will be used to unlock this value. GVF is
the only ASX LIC to develop a strategy of investing in global LICs across all asset classes.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Miles Staude. Directors: Jonathan Trollip (Chairman), Geoffrey Wilson,
Chris Cuffe, Miles Staude.
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
GVF MSCI - World Index
Listed Debt Instruments
Listed Equity
Listed Priv ate Equity
Listed Hedge Funds Other
Cash
OTHER
EUR
AUD
USD
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.50
$0.70
$0.90
$1.10
$1.30
$1.50
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 63
ARGO GLOBAL LISTED INFRASTRUCTURE (ALI)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Global Listed Infrastructure Benchmark: FTSE Global Core 50/50 as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Argo Service Company Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.51% Share price $1.80
Listed: Jul-15 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.51% Pre-tax NTA $2.16
Investment Strategy Post-tax NTA $2.12
Pre-tax NTA -16.7%
Post-tax NTA -15.1%
Personnel Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Dividends (net) $0.0375
Yield 2.1%
Franking 0%
Grossed up yield 0.0%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 141.9m
Derivatives: Can hedge against extreme currency movements and enhance income. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $6.4m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0m Debt (31 Dec 2018) Fully diluted 141.9m
Dividend reinvestment plan: Yes Market capitalisation 255.4m
Other: Portfolio managed by Cohen & Steers (New York based)
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. ALI v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 7.1% -4.3% -0.6% n/a n/a n/a
Index 6.6% 3.8% 6.7% 8.5% 12.4% 7.8%
Active return 0.5% -8.1% -7.3% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 5.9% 3.5% 6.8% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 6.6% 3.8% 6.7% 8.5% 12.4% 7.8%
Active return -0.7% -0.3% 0.1% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
NextEra Energy 5.6
Crown Castle 5.3
Enbridge 4.5
American Tower 4.3
Union Pacifc 3.9
Oneok 3.6
Kinder Morgan 3.1
Xcel Energy 2.9
% of Total 33.2
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Subsector Exposure Portfolio Regional Exposure
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -0.71 -0.25 13.3%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 0.03 0.44 9.2%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Capital Structure
Information
ALI invests in listed global infrastructure. Its investment strategy involves a top down approach
of their Global Investment universe – followed by a bottom up analysis of individual securities.
The portfolio is concentrated across 50 – 100 stocks with a significant weighting to US
Infrastructure securities. ALI believes this strategy offers a value add to investors as global
infrastructure is an asset class that has historically been characterised by stable income,
strong returns, low volatility and low correlation to broader equity and fixed income markets.
Investment Personnel: Cohen & Steers Inc, Rob Becker (PM), Ben Morton (PM), Grace Ding,
Humberto Medina, Thuy Quynh Dang, Tyler Rosenlicht, Kathleen Morris, Saagar Parikh.
Directors: Russell Higgins AO (Chairman), Joycelyn Morton, Gary Simon, Andrea Slattery,
Jason Beddow.
6,000
7,500
9,000
$1.36
$1.70
$2.04
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
ALI MSCI - World Index
Electric
Midstream Energy
Railway s
Communications
Other
Cash
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
United States
Europe
Canada
Asia Pacif ic
Other
Cash
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 64
ELLERSTON ASIAN INVESTMENTS (EAI)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Asian Equities Benchmark: MSCI AC Asia Ex-Jpn ($AUD) as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Ellerston Capital Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.23% Share price $1.07
Listed: Sep-15 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.23% Pre-tax NTA $1.11
Post-tax NTA $1.13
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -3.6%
Post-tax NTA -5.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0000
Yield 0.0%
Franking n/a
Grossed up yield n/a
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 108.5m
Derivatives: Can hedge against currency movements. Options/other 61.9m
Cash/Debt: $15.8m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0m Debt (31 Dec 2018) Fully diluted 170.4m
Dividend reinvestment plan: n/a Market capitalisation 116.1m
Other: Affliated with EGI
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. EAI v MSCI Asia (ex-Jpn) Index
Share price*
Performance -1.8% -3.6% 14.4% n/a n/a n/a
Index -2.5% -0.5% 11.6% 6.1% 10.2% 6.0%
Active return 0.7% -3.1% 2.8% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance -6.2% -4.7% 5.3% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark -2.5% -0.5% 11.6% 6.1% 10.2% 6.0%
Active return -3.7% -4.2% -6.3% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 10 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Tencent Holdings 7.6
Samsung Electronics 6.3
Ping An Insurance Group 5.2
Alibaba 4.7
HK Exchanges & Clearing 4.0
TSMC 3.7
DBS Group Holdings 3.5
HDFC 3.2
Maruti Suzuki 3.2
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Sector Weighting (%) Reliance Industries 3.0
Sharpe Standard % of Total 44.4
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Portfolio Regional Weighting (%)
Year 1 0.31 1.16 10.1%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.72 0.18 14.4%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI Asia (Ex Japan) Price Index in AUD. + The NTA has been compared against the
M SCI Asia (Ex Japan) Price Index in AUD.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
EAI provides investors with access to a portfolio of Asian Equity securities. Its investment
strategy constructs a concentrated portfolio of between 20-50 large capitalisation, high quality,
high growth Asian Equity Securities. It provides exposures to the Managers high conviction,
benchmark independent style of investing which aims to identify high growth companies
valued at a reasonable price.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Ashok Jacob (CIO), Mary Manning, Eric Fong, Freddy Hoh, Vinay Narsi.
Directors: Ashok Jacob (Chairman), Sam Brougham, Paul Dortkamp, Stuart Robertson.
Capital Structure
Information
750
975
1,200
$0.75
$1.00
$1.25
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
EAI MSCI Asia (ex-Jpn)
Financials
IT
Consumer
Materials
Other
Cash
Cash
Taiwan
ASEAN
Korea
India
China/Hong Kong
0% 25% 50%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 65
PM CAPITAL ASIAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND (PAF)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Asian (Ex- Jpn) Equities Benchmark: MSCI AC Asia Ex-Jpn as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: PM Capital Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 1.48% Share price $1.13
Listed: May-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 1.48% Pre-tax NTA $1.26
Post-tax NTA $1.18
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -10.3%
Post-tax NTA -4.2%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0500
Yield 4.4%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 6.3%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 56.3m
Derivatives: The manager has the ability to indirectly gear the portfolio by short selling. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $9.7m cash, $3.6m Debt (31 Dec 2017) Fully diluted 56.3m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 63.6m
Other: The Manager actively manages currency exposure.
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. PAF v MSCI Asia (ex-Jpn) Index
Share price*
Performance -14.4% -6.8% 8.1% 9.1% n/a n/a
Index -1.7% 0.6% 14.1% 8.5% 11.2% 5.5%
Active return -12.7% -7.4% -6.0% 0.6% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance -0.6% -1.9% 7.7% 7.4% n/a n/a
Benchmark -1.7% 0.6% 14.1% 8.5% 11.2% 5.5%
Active return 1.1% -2.5% -6.4% -1.1% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top Holdings
as at 30-Jun-18
Heineken Malaysia
Dali Food Group
HSBC Holdings
Turquoise Hill Resources
Baidu
MGM China Holdings Ltd
NagaCorp
Sinopec Kantons
Risk/Return Indicators Portfolio Sector Weighting (%) Portfolio Regional Weighting (%)
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -0.46 0.30 17.8%
Year 3 0.04 0.40 16.4%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.74 0.59 8.4%
Year 3 -0.12 0.39 12.3%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the M SCI Asia (Ex Japan) Net Index. + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI
Asia (Ex Japan) Net Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
PAF offers investors with a diversified portfolio of around 15-35 Asian listed equities (ex-
Japan), of which the Manager considers to be undervalued. With a wide investment universive,
the Manager focuses on key thematics (like the gaming industry or the communications
industry) that the Manager believes will provide long term growth in Asia. The Manager's
investment process is a research intensive, bottom up approach which identifies both risk and
opportunity.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Paul Moore (CIO), Kevin Bertoli, Jarod Dawson, John Whelan, Uday
Cheruvu, Clement Tsueng, Annabelle Symons, Chen Lin. Directors: Andrew McGill (Chairman),
Todd Barlow, Ben Skilbeck
Capital Structure
Information
750
975
1,200
$0.90
$1.17
$1.44
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
PAF MSCI Asia (ex-Jpn)
Consumer -Breweries
Consumer -Other
Financials
Capital Goods &
Commodities
Online Classif ieds & Ecommerce
Gaming
Oil & Gas Inf rastructure
Other
Singapore
Australia
Malaysia
Korea
North America
Hong Kong
0% 10% 20% 30%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
$1.80
$2.00
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 66
FUTURE GENERATION INVESTMENT CO (FGX)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Fund of funds Benchmark: All Ordinaries Accumulation as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Future Gen Investment Fund Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.14% Share price $1.26
Listed: Sep-14 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.14% Pre-tax NTA $1.28+The company does not charge a management fee or performance fee
Post-tax NTA $1.24
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -2.0%
Post-tax NTA 1.2%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0440
Yield 3.5%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 5.0%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives/Managed Funds, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 351.4m
Derivatives: Used for arbitrage and in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $7.71m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 351.4m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes, 2.5% discount to 4 day VWAP from (and including) ex-date Market capitalisation 440.9m
Other: Lieu of mgmt/perf. fees, a yearly donation of 1.0% of its NTA to support 'children at risk' charities.
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. FGX Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance 8.3% 9.3% 19.0% 7.6% n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return 0.3% 5.3% 5.3% -1.9% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 6.4% 5.9% 15.5% 8.9% n/a n/a
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -1.6% 1.9% 1.8% -0.6% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Bennelong Aus Equity 12.0
Regal Aus Long Short 10.5
WAM Equity Fund 8.6
Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund 7.4
Paradice Mid Cap 6.6
Eley Griffiths Small Comp. 5.5
Cooper Investors Aus 5.4
Paradice Large Cap 5.3
Watermark Market Neutral 4.8
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Portfolio) Sandon Capital Activist 4.4
Sharpe Standard Bennelong Long Short 3.6
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Firetrail Absolute Return 3.2
Year 1 0.94 3.13 5.2% L1 Cap Long Short Fund 3.0
Year 3 -0.21 0.72 6.9% ARCO Invest Absolute 2.8
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a L1 Capital Aus Equity 2.5
NTA+ CBG Asset Aus Equity 2.5
Year 1 0.61 2.85 4.5% Vivna Aus Equties 2.4
Year 3 -0.09 0.98 6.5% The Level 18 Fund 1.7
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a LHC Cap Aus High Conv. 1.7
Eley Griffiths Em. Comp. 1.0
% of Total 94.9* The shareprice bench mark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
FGX will invest in a portfolio of funds that are largely investing in Australian equities. The vehicle
will aim to provide a stream of fully franked dividends, achieve capital growth and to preserve
capital. The managers are able to invest in any asset class and utilise any investment strategy
in line with their investment mandate. Mandates include large-small cap, broad cap, deep
value, active extension, absolute return and activism. The composition of the portfolio will vary
over time, and the maximum allocation to a fund manager will be 20% of capital.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Geoffrey Wilson, Gabriel Radzyminski, Matthew Kidman, Bruce
Tomlinson & David Smythe. Directors: Jonathan Trollip (Chairman), Geoffrey Wilson, Gabriel
Radzyminski, David Paradice, David Leeton, Scott Malcolm & Kate Thorley.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$1.04
$1.17
$1.30
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
FGX ALL ORDINARIES
Long Equities
Absolute Bias Market
Neutral
Cash
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
$0.50
$0.60
$0.70
$0.80
$0.90
$1.00
$1.10
$1.20
$1.30
$1.40
$1.50
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
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FUTURE GENERATION GLOBAL INVEST CO (FGG)International Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Fund of funds Benchmark: MSCI World Index (AUD) as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Future Gen Investment Fund Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 0.45% Share price $1.36
Listed: Sep-15 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 0.45% Pre-tax NTA $1.33+The company does not charge a management fee or performance fee
Post-tax NTA $1.27
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA 2.3%
Post-tax NTA 7.1%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0100
Yield 0.7%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 1.1%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives/Managed Funds, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 296.1m
Derivatives: Used to enhanced or protect returns. Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $42.7m cash (30 Jun 2018) Fully diluted 296.1m
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Yes Market capitalisation 402.7m
Other: Lieu of mgmt/perf. fees, a yearly donation of 1.0% of its NTA to support 'mental health' charities.
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. FGG v MSCI World Index (AUD)
Share price*
Performance 10.6% 7.9% 27.0% n/a n/a n/a
Index 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return 6.1% 2.7% 12.0% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 4.4% 8.5% 16.2% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 4.5% 5.2% 15.0% 9.7% 14.1% 8.6%
Active return -0.1% 3.3% 1.2% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
Antipodes Global Fund 10.0
Cooper Global -Unhedged 9.9
Magellan Global Fund 9.7
Caledonia Fund 8.8
Marsico Global Fund 8.1
VGI Partners Funds 7.6
Nikko AM Global 6.1
Munro Global Growth 6.0
Manikay Global Opp USD 4.6
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Portfolio) Ellerston Global Mid/Small 4.5
Sharpe Standard Morphic Global Opp Fund 4.2
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation NB Systematic Global 3.6
Year 1 1.30 2.61 9.3% Paradice Global Small/Mid 3.2
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a Avenir Global Fund 3.0
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a Cash and Term Deposits 10.7
NTA+ % of Total 100.0
Year 1 0.33 2.31 5.8%
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The shareprice benchmark has been compared against the M SCI All Country World TR Index. + The NTA has been compared against the M SCI
All Country World TR Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
FGG will invest in a portfolio of funds that are predominantly investing in Global equities. The
vehicle’s objective is to provide a stream of fully franked dividends and achieve capital growth .
FGG can invest in any asset class and utilise any investment style or strategy. Mandates
include long equities, absolute bias and quantitative strategy. The composition of the
investment portfolio will vary over time, and the maximum single allocation to a fund manager
will be limited to 10%. FGG is permitted to invest directly into global and domestic equities.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Geoffrey Wilson, Amanda Gillespie, Aman Ramrakha, Sean Webster,
Chris Donohoe. Directors: Belinda Hutchinson (Chair), Geoffrey Wilson, Frank Caserotti, Keira
Grant, Karen Penrose, Sarah Morgan.
Capital Structure
Information
6,000
7,500
9,000
$1.00
$1.25
$1.50
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
FGG
Long Equities
Absolute Bias
Quantitativ e Strategies
Cash
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.50
$0.60
$0.70
$0.80
$0.90
$1.00
$1.10
$1.20
$1.30
$1.40
$1.50
2015 2016 2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
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URB INVESTMENTS (URB)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian Listed Equity& Property Benchmark: 8.0% p.a. Hurdle as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Contact Asset Mgmt Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: n/a Share price $0.90
Listed: Apr-17 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: n/a Pre-tax NTA $1.05
Post-tax NTA $1.05
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -14.3%
Post-tax NTA -14.3%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0050
Yield 0.6%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 0.8%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Property/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 73.2m
Derivatives: n/a Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $3.0m cash (30 Jun 2018), $0m Debt (31 Dec 2018) Fully diluted 73.2m
Dividend reinvestment plan: n/a Market capitalisation 65.9m
Other: n/a
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. URB Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -5.8% -13.4% -15.1% n/a n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -13.8% -17.4% -28.8% n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 1.9% 0.5% 1.5% n/a n/a n/a
Benchmark 1.9% 3.9% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%
Active return 0.0% -3.4% -6.5% n/a n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
as at 30-Jun-18
PURT5 - Prestons 18.0
PURT3 - Kingsgrove 12.9
PURT4 - Penrith 10.2
Transurban Group 6.3
Sydney Airport 6.3
HomeHQ - Artarmon 3.9
LendLease Group 3.6
360 Capital Group 2.7
AGL Energy Ltd 2.3
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20) Harvey Norman Holdings 2.2
Sharpe Standard AVJennings 2.2
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Stockland 2.1
Year 1 -1.97 -1.36 13.0% AP Eagers 2.0
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a Woolworths Limited 2.0
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a National Storage REIT 1.9
NTA+ Mirvac Group 1.7
Year 1 -2.14 -0.42 3.1% BWP Trust 1.5
Year 3 n/a n/a n/a Goodman Group 1.5
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a Regis Healthcare 1.4
CIMIC Group 1.3
% of Total 86.0* The shareprice benchmark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the 8.0% performance benchmark.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
URB is a research driven LIC focused on capturing long-term value by investing in a diversified
portfolio of assets with exposure to urban renewal and regeneration. URB provides
shareholders access to a diversified portfolio of equity assets exposed to urban renewal as
well as direct access to exclusive urban renewal deals through a co-invest agreement with
Soul Pattinson in all Direct Property opportunities.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Tom Millner, Will Culbert. Directors: Warwick Negus (Chairman),
Victoria Weekes, Tony McDonald, Bruce Dungey.
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
6,240
7,280
$0.80
$0.96
$1.12
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
URB ALL ORDINARIES
Equity Assets
Direct Property
Cash
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.80
$0.85
$0.90
$0.95
$1.00
$1.05
$1.10
$1.15
$1.20
2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
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SANDON CAPITAL INVESTMENTS (SNC)Domestic Focused Share Price and NTA Summary
Mandate: Australian listed Benchmark: BBSW 1 Month Rate as at 30-Jun-18
Manager: Sandon Capital Indirect cost ratio with perf. fee: 4.72% Share price $0.93
Listed: Dec-13 Indirect cost ratio w/out perf. fee: 2.34% Pre-tax NTA $0.99
Post-tax NTA $0.96
Investment Strategy
Pre-tax NTA -6.6%
Post-tax NTA -3.6%
Historic Dividend (prior 12-mths)
Personnel Dividends (net) $0.0700
Yield 7.6%
Franking 100%
Grossed up yield 10.8%
Key Information
Exposure: International/Domestic, Equities/Fixed Income/Derivatives, Cash
Style: Large/Medium/Small Cap, Balanced/Value/Growth, Passive/Active, Long/Short Ordinary shares 48.4m
Derivatives: No derivatives currently employed Options/other 0.0m
Cash/Debt: $1.48m (30 Jun 2018) cash, $0 debt/hybrid (31 Dec 17) Fully diluted 48.4m
Dividend reinvestment plan: No Market capitalisation 44.8m
Other: na
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a. SNC Share Price v ASX All Ords
Share price*
Performance -2.2% -1.7% 5.6% 9.8% n/a n/a
Index 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -10.2% -5.7% -8.1% 0.3% n/a n/a
NTA+
Performance 3.0% 1.8% 7.6% 8.7% n/a n/a
Benchmark 8.0% 4.0% 13.7% 9.5% 10.3% 6.2%
Active return -5.0% -2.2% -6.1% -0.8% n/a n/a
Share Price and NTA Top 20 Holdings %
Not Disclosed
Risk/Return Indicators Sector Exposure (Top 20)
Sharpe Standard
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation
Year 1 -0.80 0.38 7.4%
Year 3 0.02 0.60 12.0%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
NTA+
Year 1 -0.65 0.70 7.0%
Year 3 -0.07 0.69 8.9%
Year 5 n/a n/a n/a
* The share price benchmark has been compared against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index. + The NTA has been compared against
the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulat ion Index.
*+ M easurement of a LIC’s performance is calculated after all operat ing expenses, provision and payment of both income and realised capital gains tax and the reinvestment of dividends, and do not incorporate franking.
Index returns however are ent irely before any operat ing expenses or taxat ion. LIC returns will consequent ly be understated relat ive to the Index return.
The company’s investment philosophy is to build a concentrated portfolio of undervalued
securities where the manager believes that there are opportunities to encourage change to
unlock the securities’ intrinsic value. SNC will aim to deliver an absolute positive return over the
medium to long term while preserving capital and providing growth.
Premium/(Discount) share price to:
Investment Personnel: Gabriel Radzyminski (Managing Director), Campbell Morgan. Directors:
Gabriel Radzyminski (Chairman), Matthew Kidman, Peter Velez and Melinda Snowden .
Capital Structure
Information
5,200
5,850
6,500
$0.88
$0.99
$1.10
Jun-17 Oct-17 Feb-18 Jun-18
SNC ALL ORDINARIES
Listed Equity
Cash or Cash Equiv alents
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
$0.80
$0.85
$0.90
$0.95
$1.00
$1.05
$1.10
$1.15
$1.20
2017 2018
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
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Appendix A: Glossary of terms Annualised Compound Total Returns: The Annualised Compound Total Return calculates the constant yearly return that would result in the initial value of an investment reaching its present value. Active Management: Investing with the goal of outperforming a benchmark index. Balanced Investing: Investing in securities with neither a preference for Growth or Value investing. Beta: In the context of this report, a Beta is a representation of the tendency of a company’s share price to respond to swings in the Market. A Beta of 1 indicates that a company’s share price will move in line with the Market. A Beta of greater than 1 indicates that a share’s price will be more volatile than the Market. Our Market Proxy is the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index. Dilutive Security: When a company issues additional shares in itself at a price below the current value of existing shares this will have a dilutive effect. Estimated Fully Diluted NTA: Some LICs have additional securities that have the ability to convert to, or create, new ordinary securities in the Company. If a security can be converted to ordinary securities at a price lower than the LIC’s NTA, this will dilute its NTA on a per share basis. Excess Return to Risk Ratio: This ratio, also known as the Sharpe Ratio (see Sharpe Ratio for definition), provides a measure of the return of each portfolio relative to the risk taken by the Investment Manager in achieving that return. A high return is only desirable if it does not come with too much additional risk (volatility of returns - see Standard Deviation). Grossed Up Dividend Yield: Dividends paid plus any franking credits passed on to shareholders. We have focused on this measure to enable valid comparison between LICs whose dividends are franked and those that are not. Growth Investing: Investing in securities with a bias towards higher projected Earnings Per Share growth rates and Return On Equity. Indirect Cost Ratio: The ICR, as defined in the Corporations Act 2001, is the ratio of the Fund’s management costs to average net assets. In layman's terms, it covers all expenditure, excluding transaction and finance costs, in the management of the Fund. This includes management fees, performance fees, marketing, audit, legal, rent, etc. We are using this method of calculation to standardise the cost ratios across our LIC universe, given many different interpretations of the MER calculations by LICs and the inability to confirm the calculation. ICR is generally accepted as the principal expense ratio calculation for the Managed Funds industry. Net Tangible Assets (NTA): Total assets of the Company minus any intangible assets such as goodwill and trademarks, less all liabilities of the Company. This is calculated before any theoretical tax is payable if the entire portfolio was sold. The largest liability of most LICs is the Management Fee, while some LICs also provide for performance fees, should the LIC’s portfolio achieve certain benchmarks. Management fees are generally a reflection of how actively a portfolio is managed as well as its size. Option Adjusted Portfolio Return: A LIC’s calculated portfolio return over a period may be negatively impacted if there are new securities issued during a period. This is because the Manager will not have been able to generate returns off the new funds over the entire period, which will detract from the performance of the overall portfolio. Accordingly, where new securities have been issued in a LIC we will remove the impact of those securities creating an Option Adjusted Portfolio Return. Passive Management: Investing in an attempt to track the return of the underlying benchmark index. Typically a passively managed portfolio has good diversification, low turnover (good for keeping down internal transaction costs), and lower management fees. Premium/Discount to Pre-Tax NTA: While share prices of LICs are generally based around their NTA, the vagaries of supply and demand, as well as the market perception of a company's outlook, mean that a LIC’s share price may move substantially below (discount) or above (premium) its NTA.
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 71
Appendix A: Glossary of terms (continued) Renounceable Rights Issue: This is an offer by the LIC to shareholders to purchase more shares in the Company. Given these rights are normally issued at a discount they have an inherent value that can be traded on the ASX. Stapled Options: These are options that cannot be traded individually. They are attached to a share or similar security and this combined security must be traded in a ‘bundle’. Total Shareholder Return (TSR): Highlights total increase in the value of $100 invested in a LIC over a given period by a shareholder on the assumption that dividends are reinvested. TSR takes into account grossed up dividends paid as well as share price appreciation and may differ from share price performance in this regard. Value Investing: Investing in securities that appear to be undervalued taking in to consideration certain valuation metrics.
LISTED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 72
Appendix B: Legend to Performance Measures The following provides an explanation of each item contained within ‘our performance measures’.
Figure 1 - Historical Performance of Pre-Tax NTA and Security Price versus the Benchmark
Performance - The Annualised Compound Total Return calculates the compound yearly return over a period, inclusive of dividends. Dividends are reinvested from the payment date using the most recent historical pre-tax NTA for the NTA performance calculation and the closing price of the security on the prepayment date for the security calculation. Where a LIC has been listed for less than three years each return has been adjusted to reflect the annualised return since its listing. Benchmark - The relevant benchmark has been selected by the Manager. In some instances, the exact Index as selected by a LIC will not be readily available. In such cases, we have determined the most appropriate surrogate index to provide readers with a reasonable guide as to the performance and volatility of that LIC’s benchmark. The benchmark is either sourced from IRESS or Bloomberg. Active-return - Active Return is the difference between the pre-tax NTA or security price and the underlying benchmark. A positive difference indicates an outperformance versus the benchmark and a negative difference indicates an underperformance relative to the benchmark. Figure 2 - Return and Premium/Discount to pre-tax NTA
Share Price - The light grey line highlights the total increase in the value of $100 invested by that Investment Manager over the time period (assumes dividends reinvested) on a pre-tax basis. Portfolio performance is measured in dollars on the left-hand axis of the Graph. Pre-Tax NTA - The black line provides a total increase in the value of $100 if the investor were able to liquidate the investment at the underlying Pre-Tax NTA over the time period (assumes dividends reinvested). Performance is also referenced to the left-hand axis of the Graph. Premium/Discount to Pre-Tax NTA - The light green columns represent the share price premium/discount relative to month-end pre-tax NTA and is measured as a percentage on the right-hand axis.
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
-$50
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Prem/Disc (RHS) Pre-Tax NTA (LHS) Share Price (LHS)
Performance 3-mth 6-mth 1 year 3 yr p.a. 5 yr p.a. 10 yr p.a.
Share price*
Performance 3.9% -6.0% -14.7% 5.4% -0.6% 6.9%
Index 1.9% -9.6% -11.4% 8.5% -2.1% 6.3%
Active return 2.0% 3.6% -3.3% -3.1% 1.5% 0.6%
NTA+
Performance 3.4% -7.8% -7.8% 9.0% 0.1% 7.4%
Benchmark 2.1% -9.7% -10.5% 7.6% -2.3% 6.2%
Active return 1.3% 1.9% 2.7% 1.4% 2.4% 1.2%
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Appendix B: Legend to Performance Measures (continued) Figure 3 - Risk Return Indicators
Information Ratio - This Ratio is a measure of the risk adjusted return of the LIC. It is defined as the Active Return divided by the Tracking Error. Active Return is the difference between the return of the security and the return of a selected benchmark index. The Tracking Error is the standard deviation of the Active Return. Sharpe Ratio - This Ratio provides a measure of the return of each LIC’s portfolio relative to the risk taken by the Investment Manager in achieving that return. A high return is only desirable if it does not come with too much additional risk (volatility of returns - see Standard Deviation). A Sharpe Ratio is calculated by subtracting a selected Risk Free Rate (Aust. Govt 10-year Bond yield) from a return, and dividing that by the Standard Deviation of that return. Standard Deviation: This is a measure of the dispersion of a portfolio’s returns around its average return. A data set that has many monthly returns a long way from the average return will have a greater standard deviation than a set of monthly returns that are close to the average. In the context of this report, we calculate the average monthly return of each LIC, as represented by changes in its NTA, and from this we can calculate a standard deviation from its average. Theoretically, a LIC that achieves the exact same return every month would have a standard deviation of zero. Tracking Error: This measures how much the return of a portfolio deviates from the return of its benchmark index. A data set that has a low Tracking Error means that its returns are closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. Tracking Error is the standard deviation of the differences between the return of the portfolio and the return of the benchmark.
Risk/Return Indicators
Information Sharpe Standard Tracking
Share price* Ratio Ratio Deviation Error
Year 1 0.18 -0.02 16.4% 15.0%
Year 3 -0.40 -0.62 33.2% 30.2%
Year 5 0.16 -0.18 32.1% 30.5%
NTA+
Year 1 2.21 0.99 11.4% 3.1%
Year 3 -0.60 -0.56 29.2% 7.2%
Year 5 -0.65 -0.33 25.8% 10.1%
Iron
Gold
Diversified
Platinum
Copper
Coal
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Appendix C: Disclosures
WAM Research (WAX): WAX announced an Equity Raising on 28 October 2013. WAM paid
a service fee equal to 1.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Australian Leaders Fund (ALF): ALF announced an Equity Raising on 24 October 2013. ALF
paid a service fee equal to 1.25% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
WAM Capital (WAM): WAM announced an Equity Raising on 14 October 2013. WAM paid a
stamping fee equal to 1.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Watermark Market Neutral Fund (WMK): WMK listed on 18 July 2013. WMK paid a stamping
fee equal to 1.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Clime Capital (CAM): CAM announced a Renounceable Right Issue on 13 February 2013.
CAM paid a stamping fee equal to 1.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Cadence Capital (CDM): CDM announced an Equity Raising on 14 January 2013. CDM paid
a stamping fee equal to 2.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Australian Leaders Fund (ALF): ALF announced an Equity Raising on 19 December 2012.
ALF paid a stamping fee equal to 1.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Cadence Capital (CDM): CDM announced an Equity Raising on 20 September 2012. CDM
paid a stamping fee equal to 2.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
WAM Capital (WAM): WAM announced an Equity Raising on 23 July 2012. WAM paid a
stamping fee equal to 1.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (PGF): Bell Potter Securities was a Joint Lead
Manager of the PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund IPO on 12 December 2013. PGF paid a service fee equal to 1.25% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Platinum Capital (PMC): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager of the Platinum Capital
Placement in November 2013 and received a fee for the service.
Watermark Market Neutral Fund (WMK): WMK announced a Placement on 24 March 2014.
WMK paid a stamping fee equal to 1.0% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Clime Capital (CAM): CAM announced a Placement on 20 March 2014. CAM paid a service
fee equal to 1.5% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Future Generation Investment Fund (FGX): FGX paid a service fee equal to 1.82% (excluding
GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
PM Capital Asia (PAF): PAF paid a service fee equal to 1.50% (excluding GST) of the
Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Acorn Capital Investment Fund (ACQ): Bell Potter Securities was a Joint Lead Manager of
the Acorn Capital Investment Fund IPO on 1 May 2014, but did not receive a Corporate Fee for this Service. ACQ paid a service fee equal to 1.5% (excluding GST) of the Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Global Value Fund (GVF): GVF paid a service fee equal to 2.50% (excluding GST) of the
Application Monies provided with valid Application Forms bearing a Licensee’s stamp to the extent Shares were allotted. Bell Potter Securities and its Advisers shared in this Fee.
Magellan Flagship Fund (MFF): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager of the MFF
Renounceable Rights issue in May 2015 and received a fee for the service.
Argo Global Listed Infrastructure (ALI): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Lead Manager for this
IPO in July 2015 and received a fee for the service.
Wealth Defenders Equity (WDE): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Lead Manager for this IPO
in October 2015 and received a fee for the service.
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Appendix C: Disclosures (continued)
Monash Absolute Investment Company Limited (MA1): Bell Potter Securities was a Joint
Lead Manager for this IPO in April 2016 and received a fee for the service.
WAM Leaders Limited (WLE): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager for this IPO in May
2016 and received a fee for the service.
Antipodes Global Investment Company Ltd (APL): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager
for this IPO in October 2016 and received a fee for the service.
Thorney Technologies Ltd (TEK): Bell Potter Securities was the Lead Manager for two
placement offers to raise up to $15m in September 2017 and received a fee for the service.
Thorney Opportunities Ltd (TOP): Bell Potter Securities was the Lead Manager for a share
placement in November 2017 and received a fee for the service.
URB Investments Limited (URB): Bell Potter Securities was a Joint Lead Manager for this
IPO in April 2017 and received a fee for the service.
Contango Global Growth (CQG): Bell Potter Securities was a Joint Lead Manager for this
IPO in June 2017 and received a fee for the service.
MCP Master Income Trust (MXT): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager for this IPO in
September 2017 and received a fee for the service.
Magellan Global Trust (MGG): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Lead Manager for this IPO in
October 2017 and received a fee for the service.
MCP Master Income Trust (MXT): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager for the MXT
Entitlement Offer in March 2018 and received a fee for the service.
L1 Long Short Fund (LSF): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager for this IPO in April 2018
and received a fee for the service.
Gryphon Capital Income Trust (GCI): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager for this IPO in
May 2018 and received a fee for the service.
WAM Global Limited (WGB): Bell Potter Securities was a Co-Manager for this IPO in June
2018 and received a fee for the service.
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